Apollo Island

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Apollo Island
Apollo Island is located in Antarctica
Apollo Island
Apollo Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°15′S 1°55′W / 70.250°S 1.917°W / -70.250; -1.917Coordinates: 70°15′S 1°55′W / 70.250°S 1.917°W / -70.250; -1.917
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Apollo Island is a small ice-covered island about 33 kilometres (18 nmi) east-northeast of Blåskimen Island in the northwest part of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Queen Maud Land. The island is 19 kilometres (10 nmi) east-northeast of the site of the first three South African SANAE stations. The name Apollo appears to be first used on a South African map of 1969.[1]

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  1. ^ "Apollo Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-12.

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