Name details

Ongul Island

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 129669

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An island 1.5 mi long, which is the largest feature in the Flatvaer Islands lying just within the E side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. They believed this island to be connected to East Ongul Island (q.v.) and applied the name "Ongul" (fishhook), which is suggestive of the outline of the two islands taken together. In 1957, the JARE found East Ongul Island to be a separate entity, but the name Ongul Island is retained for this largest island in the group.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 01' 00.0" S
-69.01667°
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Longitude:
39° 32' 00.0" E
39.53333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1971

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