Oyako Islands

Oyako Islands
Oyako Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°28′S 41°24′E / 68.467°S 41.400°E / -68.467; 41.400Coordinates: 68°28′S 41°24′E / 68.467°S 41.400°E / -68.467; 41.400
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Oyako Islands are two small islands, one very tiny, lying immediately north of Cape Akarui on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, and named Oyako-shima (parent and child islands).

See also

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


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