Nøkkel Island

Nøkkel Island is the southernmost of the Nøkkelholmane Islands, lying off the west side of Skarvsnes Foreland in the east part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Nøkkeloya (the key island).

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

Coordinates: 69°28′S 39°28′E / 69.467°S 39.467°E / -69.467; 39.467

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