Greben' Island

Greben' Island
Greben' Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°E / -66.517; 93.017Coordinates: 66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°E / -66.517; 93.017
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Greben' Island is a small island lying close north of the east end of Haswell Island in the Haswell Islands of Antarctica. It was photographed and plotted by the Soviet expedition of 1956, and named Greben' (comb) because of its ridgelike shape.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Greben' Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-06.

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