Mame Island

Mame Island
Mame Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°1′S 39°29′E / 69.017°S 39.483°E / -69.017; 39.483Coordinates: 69°1′S 39°29′E / 69.017°S 39.483°E / -69.017; 39.483
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Mame Island is a small island lying 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) west of Ongul Island in the eastern part of Lützow-Holm Bay, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named "Mame-jima" (bean island).[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mame Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

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