Osøya
  Osøya Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 69°27′S 39°37′E / 69.450°S 39.617°ECoordinates: 69°27′S 39°37′E / 69.450°S 39.617°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Osøya is an island in the middle of Osen Cove, which indents the north coast of Skarvsnes Foreland, on the east side of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Osøya (the outlet island) in association with Osen Cove.
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