Nøst Island

Nøst Island is an island less than 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) long, 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) west-southwest of Evans Island in the south part of Holme Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called by them Nøstet (the boatshed).

Nøst Island
Nøst Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°37′S 62°41′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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


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