Alphard Island

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Alphard Island
Meøya
Alphard Island is located in Antarctica
Alphard Island
Alphard Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°58′S 57°25′E / 66.967°S 57.417°E / -66.967; 57.417Coordinates: 66°58′S 57°25′E / 66.967°S 57.417°E / -66.967; 57.417
Length4.6 km (2.86 mi)
Highest elevation150 m (490 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Alphard Island (66°58′S 57°25′E / 66.967°S 57.417°E / -66.967; 57.417) or Meøya is an island 4.6 kilometres (2.5 nmi) long and rising to 150 metres (500 ft), lying north of Shaula Island in the Øygarden Group. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called "Meøya" ("Middle Island"). It was first visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by R. Dovers in 1954; the island was renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after the star Alphard, which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity.[1]

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  1. ^ "Alphard Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-09.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Alphard Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).