Vega Island
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- For the Vega Islands of Norway, see Vegaøyan.
 Glaciers flowing off Vega island. |
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 Map of Graham Land, showing Vega Island (7) |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°50′S 57°25′W / 63.833°S 57.417°W |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Coordinates: 63°50′S 57°25′W / 63.833°S 57.417°W Vega Island is a small island to the northwest of James Ross Island, on the Antarctic Peninsula.
[edit] See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
[edit] References
- Clarke, J.A.; Tambussi, C.P.; Noriega, J.I.; Erickson, G.M. & Ketcham, R.A. (2005): Definitive fossil evidence for the extant avian radiation in the Cretaceous. Nature 433: 305-308. doi:10.1038/nature03150 PDF fulltext Supporting information
[edit] External links
- New dinosaur finds in Antarctica paint fuller picture of past ecosystem, from the National Science Foundation, February 6, 1998.
- Antarctic Researchers to Discuss Difficult Recovery of Unique Juvenile Plesiosaur Fossil, from the National Science Foundation, December 6, 2006.
- Rocas hipabisales del grupo volcánico James Ross, Isla Vega (Spanish)
