Abrupt Island
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Abrupt Island () is an island 0.5 miles (0.8 km) across, lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Lang Island, close east of the Oygarden Group and Edward VIII Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and called Brattoy ("abrupt island"). The Norwegian name was translated by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) following a 1954 ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) survey of the area.
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