Padda Island
  Padda Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 69°39′S 38°20′E / 69.650°S 38.333°ECoordinates: 69°39′S 38°20′E / 69.650°S 38.333°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Padda Island is an island lying near the west side of the entrance to Havsbotn in Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Padda (the toad) because of its shape.
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