Verblyud Island
  Verblyud Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 70°0′S 15°55′E / 70.000°S 15.917°E |
| Highest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Verblyud Island is an ice-covered island whose summit rises 200 m above the surrounding ice shelf, situated at the east margin of Lazarev Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land. First mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE) in 1961 and named Kupol Verblyud (купол Верблюд - camel dome).[1]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Verblyud Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.