Shamrock Islands

Shamrock Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Shamrock Islands  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 20410
Name ID: 140271

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

Small group of islands approximately 1.5 km E of Mitten Island in the Bol'shie Skalistye Islands, located in southern Prydz Bay.

Named For

Together, the islands resemble a three-leaved clover leaf, or shamrock.

Location

Latitude:
69° 11' 51.8" S
-69.19772°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
77° 08' 16.4" E
77.13788°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Antarctic Digital Database and Russian maps
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

Related information

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