Einstøding Islands

Einstøding Islands
Einstøding Islands

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°28′S 61°41′E / 67.467°S 61.683°E / -67.467; 61.683Coordinates: 67°28′S 61°41′E / 67.467°S 61.683°E / -67.467; 61.683
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Einstøding Islands are a group of three small islands, 4 kilometres (2 nmi) north of the Stanton Group off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Einstødingane".[1]

See also

References

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


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