Ongulkalven Island

Ongulkalven Island
Ongulkalven Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°1′S 39°27′E / 69.017°S 39.450°E / -69.017; 39.450Coordinates: 69°1′S 39°27′E / 69.017°S 39.450°E / -69.017; 39.450
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Ongulkalven Island is an island lying 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Ongul Island in Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Ongulkalven" ("the fishhook calf").

See also

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


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