Greben' Island
Greben' Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°ECoordinates: 66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°E |
Administration | |
None | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Greben' Island is a small island lying close north of the east end of Haswell Island in the Haswell Islands of Antarctica. It was photographed and plotted by the Soviet expedition of 1956, and named Greben' (comb) because of its ridgelike shape.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Greben' Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
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