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)
Kaname Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Kaname Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
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:
A small, isolated island which lies about 22 mi NW of Padda Island in Lutzow-Holm Bay. The island was discovered by the JARE during helicopter reconnaissance flights from East Ongul Island in the 1969-70 season. The name "Kaname-jima" (chief, or important island) was given by JARE Headquarters in 1972.
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