Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°55′S 59°40′W / 64.917°S 59.667°WCoordinates: 64°55′S 59°40′W / 64.917°S 59.667°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Lindenberg Island is a circular volcanic island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) in diameter, lying 20 kilometres (11 nmi) north of Robertson Island and some 60 kilometres (35 nmi) east-northeast of Cape Fairweather, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a Norwegian whaling expedition under C.A. Larsen in December 1893, and was named by Larsen for a member of the firm of of Hamburg which sent him to the Antarctic.[1]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ "Lindenberg Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Lindenberg Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Islands of Graham Land
- Nordenskjöld Coast
- Volcanoes of Graham Land
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