Coordinates: 70°08′S 12°50′E / 70.133°S 12.833°E / -70.133; 12.833

Leningradskiy Island

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Leningradskiy Island
Leningradskiy Island is located in Antarctica
Leningradskiy Island
Leningradskiy Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°08′S 12°50′E / 70.133°S 12.833°E / -70.133; 12.833
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Leningradskiy Island is an ice-covered island situated at the head of Leningradskiy Bay at the western margin of the Lazarev Ice Shelf, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature rises nearly 100 metres (330 ft) above the general level of the ice shelf which surrounds all but the northern side. It was discovered and mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961, and named in association with Leningradskiy Bay.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leningradskiy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Leningradskiy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.