Neny Island
Neny Island or is an island 2.8 km long which rises to 675 m, lying 1.9 km northwest of Roman Four Promontory and directly north of the mouth of Neny Fjord, off the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica.Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Graham Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Neny Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stonington Island and Bear Island.
Stonington Island
Islet
Photo: Mark Sykes, CC BY 2.0.
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1.8 kilometres northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Bear Island
Island
Bear Island or Isla Teniente González is a rocky island lying 1.9 kilometres west of Stonington Island in Marguerite Bay, off the coast of Graham Land. Bear Island is situated 3 km northwest of Neny Island.
Baffle Rock
Islet
Baffle Rock is a small rock, just visible at the surface at high tide, lying in the center of the deep water channel approach to Stonington Island, 1.1 kilometres northwest of the western tip of Neny Island in Marguerite Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Base.
East Base
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The station was built as part of two US wintering expeditions – United States Antarctic Service Expedition and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. East Base is situated 2½ km northeast of Neny Island.
Neny Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Neny Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Neny Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Neny Island”
- Chinese: “內尼島”
- Dutch: “Neny Island”
- French: “île Neny”
- French: “Île Neny”
- German: “Neny-Insel”
- Italian: “Isola Neny”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Neny Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Neny”
- Spanish: “Islas Neny”
- Spanish: “Neny, isla”
- Swedish: “Neny Island”
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Highlights include Store Point and Norseman Point.
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