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Island in Antarctica
Nøst Island
Nøst Island is located in AntarcticaNøst IslandNøst IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°37′S 62°41′E / 67.617°S 62.683°E / -67.617; 62.683
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Nøst Island is an island less than 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) long, 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) west-southwest of Evans Island in the south part of Holme Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called by them Nøstet (the boatshed).

See also

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Nøst Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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