Kartografov Island
Appearance
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Location | Oates Land, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°12′S 157°43′E / 69.200°S 157.717°E |
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Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Kartografov Island is a small coastal island lying in the western part of the mouth of Harald Bay, Oates Land, Antarctica. It was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–58) and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (1959). The island was named "Ostrov Kartografov" (Cartographers' Island) by the Soviet expedition.[1]
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Kartografov Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.