Nøkkel Island

Nøkkel Island
Nøkkel Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°28′S 39°28′E / 69.467°S 39.467°E / -69.467; 39.467Coordinates: 69°28′S 39°28′E / 69.467°S 39.467°E / -69.467; 39.467
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Nøkkel Island is the southernmost of the Nøkkelholmane Islands, lying off the west side of Skarvsnes Foreland in the east part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Nøkkeloya (the key island).

See also

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


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