Masson Island

Masson Island or Mission Island is an ice-covered about 31 kilometres long and rising to 465 metres, lying 17 kilometres northwest of within the Shackleton Ice Shelf.

Masson Island

Latitude
-66.13442° or 66° 8′ 4″ south
Longitude
96.67101° or 96° 40′ 16″ east
Elevation
471 metres (1,545 feet)
Open location code
3M5RVM8C+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233036198
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­ice
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6620728
Wiki­data ID
Q1407303
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Swedish—“Masson Island” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: Ostrvo Masson
  • Breton: Enez Masson
  • Catalan: illa Masson
  • Cebuano: Masson Island (pulo sa Antarctica)
  • Cebuano: Masson Island
  • Chinese: 馬森島
  • Dutch: Masson Island
  • French: île Masson
  • French: Île Masson
  • Galician: Illa Masson
  • German: Masson Island
  • German: Masson-Insel
  • Japanese: マッソン島
  • Latvian: Masona sala
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Masson Island
  • Norwegian: Massonøya
  • Polish: Masson Island
  • Polish: Wyspa Massona
  • Spanish: Isla Masson
  • Swedish: Masson Island

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