Flatvaer Islands

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Coordinates: 69°01′S 39°33′E / 69.017°S 39.550°E / -69.017; 39.550 The Flatvaer Islands (Norwegian: Flatvær) are a group of small islands, of which Ongul Island is the largest, lying at the east side of the entrance of Lützow-Holm Bay, 4 km from the coastline of Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Flatvær (flat islands).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Flatvaer Islands". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-27. 

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