Name details

Wings Island

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 140268

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

One of the larger and most northerly island in the Bol'shie Skalistye Islands, located in southern Prydz Bay.

Named For

The shape of the island gives it the appearance of a pair of wings of a bird.

Location

Latitude:
69° 10' 21.9" S
-69.17276°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
77° 02' 18.2" E
77.03839°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Aerial photography and Landsat imagery
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
31-Mar-2021

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