Blåskimen Island

Blåskimen Island is a high, ice-covered island about 15 kilometres north of , at the juncture of the Jelbart Ice Shelf and the Fimbul Ice Shelf, .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Ice-covered island near Antarctica
  • Also known as: Blaskimen” and “Kruglyj, Kupol

Blåskimen Island

Latitude
-70.5° or 70° 30′ south
Longitude
-3° or 3° west
Elevation
380 metres (1,247 feet)
Open location code
2CXVG222+22
Geo­Names ID
6621957
Wiki­data ID
Q4930928
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blåskimen Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Blåskimen
  • Chinese: 布洛斯基門島
  • Dutch: Blåskimen Island
  • German: Blåskimen
  • Latvian: Blåskimen
  • Latvian: Blošimena
  • Latvian: Blošimenas sala
  • Latvian: Kruglija
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Blåskimen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåskimen
  • Swedish: Blåskimen

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