Apollo Island

Apollo Island is a small ice-covered island about 33 kilometres (18 nmi) east-northeast of Blåskimen Island in the northwest part of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Queen Maud Land. The island is 19 kilometres (10 nmi) east-northeast of the site of the first three South African SANAE stations. The name Apollo appears to be first used on a South African map of 1969.[1]

Apollo Island
Apollo Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°15′S 1°55′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References
  1. "Apollo Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-12.

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