Nesøya (Antarctica)
Nesøya (69°0′S 39°35′E / 69.000°S 39.583°ECoordinates: 69°0′S 39°35′E / 69.000°S 39.583°E) is an island, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long, lying close off the north point of East Ongul Island and near Antenna Island in the east side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Nesøya (the point island).
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