Nøst Island

Nøst Island
Nøst Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°37′S 62°41′E / 67.617°S 62.683°E / -67.617; 62.683Coordinates: 67°37′S 62°41′E / 67.617°S 62.683°E / -67.617; 62.683
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Nøst Island is an island less than 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) long, 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) west-southwest of Evans Island in the south part of Holme Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called by them Nøstet (the boatshed).

See also

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


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