Nesøya (Antarctica)

Nesøya
Nesøya
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°0′S 39°35′E / 69.000°S 39.583°E / -69.000; 39.583Coordinates: 69°0′S 39°35′E / 69.000°S 39.583°E / -69.000; 39.583
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Nesøya is an island, 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) long, lying close off the north point of East Ongul Island and near Antenna Island in the east side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 193637, and named Nesøya (the point island).

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