Antenna Island
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°0′S 39°35′E / 69.000°S 39.583°E |
Administration | |
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Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Antenna Island is a small island lying midway between Nesøya and East Ongul Island, the latter the site of the scientific station of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions (JARE) in Lutzow-Holm Bay. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE in 1957, and the name "Antena-jima" (Antenna Island) was given by JARE Headquarters in 1972.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from "Antenna Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.