Plog Island

Plog Island
Plog Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°32′S 78°0′E / 68.533°S 78.000°E / -68.533; 78.000Coordinates: 68°32′S 78°0′E / 68.533°S 78.000°E / -68.533; 78.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Plog Island is an island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long in Prydz Bay, 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Lake Island and 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) west of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Plogoy" (plow island), as being descriptive of the island's shape.

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Plog Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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