Name details

Young Island

Young Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Young Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114775

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The north-western island of the Balleny Islands. It is long and narrow, being about 19 milse long and 5 miles wide; rises gently to a height of about 1200m and is entirely snow-covered. There is no definite summit on the island, which is in the form of a plateau. Discovered on 9 February 1839 by Balleny, who named it for G F Young, one of the seven London merchants who joined Charles Enderby in sending out the expedition.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 25' 00.0" S
-66.41667°
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Longitude:
162° 24' 00.0" E
162.40000°
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Altitude:
1200 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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