Kartografov Island

Kartografov Island

Kartografov Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Oates Land, Antarctica
Coordinates	69°12′S 157°43′E / 69.200°S 157.717°ECoordinates: 69°12′S 157°43′E / 69.200°S 157.717°E
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Kartografov Island is a small coastal island lying in the western part of the mouth of Harald Bay, Oates Land, Antarctica. It was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–58) and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (1959). The island was named "Ostrov Kartografov" (Cartographers' Island) by the Soviet expedition.^[1]

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

1. "Kartografov Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-14.

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