Nøkkelholmane Islands
Nøkkelholmane Islands is located in Antarctica
Nøkkelholmane Islands
Nøkkelholmane Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°24′S 39°29′E / 69.400°S 39.483°E / -69.400; 39.483
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Nøkkelholmane Islands are a scattered group of about 24 islands and rocks lying just off the west side of Skarvsnes Foreland in the east part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Nøkkelholmane (the key island).[1]

The largest island in the group is Nøkkel Island.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Nøkkelholmane Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  2. "Nøkkel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-25.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Nøkkelholmane Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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