Lindenberg Island

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Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island is located in Antarctica
Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°55′S 59°40′W / 64.917°S 59.667°W / -64.917; -59.667Coordinates: 64°55′S 59°40′W / 64.917°S 59.667°W / -64.917; -59.667
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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[]

  1. ^ "Lindenberg Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

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