Nord Island
Nord Island is a small rocky island which is the northernmost feature in the Curzon Islands. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named for its position in the island group, nord being French for north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Nord, Ile du”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Martin.
Port Martin
Locality
Port Martin, or Port-Martin, is an abandoned French research base at Cape Margerie on the coast of Adélie Land, Antarctica, as well as the name of the adjacent anchorage. Port Martin is situated 10 km southwest of Nord Island.
Nord Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Nord Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nord”
- Chinese: “諾德島”
- Croatian: “Nord (Antarktika)”
- Croatian: “Nord”
- Dutch: “Nord Island”
- German: “Île du Nord”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île du Nord”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nord Island”
- Swedish: “Île du Nord”
- Swedish: “Nord”
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