Name details
Partizan Island
Partizan Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Partizan Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
- Partizan Island (United States of America)
- Partizan, ostrov (Russia)
Narrative
An island in the centre of the entrance to Long Fjord, Vestfold Hills. The region was photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), ANARE (1954, 1957 and 1958) and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956).
Named For
The name Ostrov Partizan was first applied on Soviet Map R-44-13,14 published in 1959.
Location
Images
©Rick Oates 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21966
- Caption
- Partizan Island, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1400 feet. Looking Northwest.
- Photographer
- Oates, Rick
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