Kolven Island

Kolven Island is a small island lying 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) east of Stedet Island and just northeast of Falla Bluff, in Utstikkar Bay, Mac. Robertson Land,Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Kolven (the club).[1]

Kolven Island
Kolven Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°33′S 61°29′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Kolven Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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