Klung Island

Klung Island is the largest island of the Klung Islands lying in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, as part of "Klungholmane" (the bramble islands), and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after the Klung Islands.[1]

Klung Island
Klung Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°33′S 62°59′E
ArchipelagoKlung Islands
Highest elevation43 m (141 ft)
Administration
N/A
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Klung Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

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