Flag Island

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

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

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Place ID: 4664
Name ID: 991

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:

Narrative

The island lies between the southern ends of Hop and Filla Islands in the Rauer Group. The highest point is about 40 m. Flag Island is irregularly shaped. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 49' 38.6" S
-68.82740°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
77° 45' 36.7" E
77.76020°
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Altitude:
40 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Mar-1991

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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