Shannon Island

Shannon Island is a large island in in eastern , to the east of Hochstetter Foreland, with an area of 1,258.5 km2.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: Cannon-øya”, “Shannon”, “Shannon Insel”, “Shannon O”, “Shannon Ø”, “Shannonön”, and “Sjannøy

Shannon Island

Latitude
75.14641° or 75° 8′ 47″ north
Longitude
-18.40485° or 18° 24′ 18″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
CC734HWW+H3
Geo­Names ID
2760201
Wiki­data ID
Q766103
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Shannon Island” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Islla Shannon
  • Azerbaijani: Şannon adası
  • Catalan: Illa Shannon
  • Catalan: Shannon Ø
  • Cebuano: Shannon Ø
  • Chinese: 香农岛
  • Chinese: 香農島
  • Danish: Shannon (ø)
  • Danish: Shannon
  • Dutch: Shannon
  • French: île Shannon
  • French: Île Shannon
  • Galician: Illa Shannon
  • German: Shannon (Insel)
  • German: Shannon Island
  • German: Shannon Ö
  • German: Shannon Ø
  • German: Shannon-Insel
  • German: Shannon
  • Italian: Isola Shannon
  • Italian: Shannon
  • Japanese: シャノン島
  • Latvian: Šenonas sala
  • Polish: Shannon
  • Portuguese: Ilha Shannon
  • Russian: Шаннон (остров)
  • Russian: Шаннон
  • Russian: Шеннон
  • Spanish: Isla Shannon
  • Swedish: Shannon Ø
  • Turkish: Shannon Adası
  • Ukrainian: Шеннон

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