Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Xianggang Dao (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Xianggang Dao (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
This name originates from China. It is part of the China Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A bare rock island on the northwest of Wa Dao and Mihun Dao, also the second largest island in the northern sea of Larsemann Hill. It covers a total area of approximately 1.1 square meters. Precipitous rocks could be seen all along the shore of the island, but the land on the island is rather even. There is a fresh water pond on the northern end and the middle part of the southern part of the island each. It was named when aerial photos surveying and mapping in 1993.
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