Oldroyd Island
Oldroyd Island is a small island 0.4 kilometres northwest of Magnetic Island, lying off the Vestfold Hills in the east part of Prydz Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Magnetic Island and Turner Island.
Magnetic Island
Islet
Magnetic Island is a small island in the Donskiye Islands group in the Donskiye Islands group lying 500 m north-east of Turner Island, off the Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica.
Turner Island
Peak
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0.
Turner Island is an island in the Donskiye Islands group lying 0.9 km north-west of Bluff Island and 4.6 km west of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay, Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica.
Bluff Island
Islet
Bluff Island is an island lying 1 kilometre south of Magnetic Island and 4 kilometres west of the Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay, Antarctica.
Oldroyd Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-68.53806° or 68° 32′ 17″ southLongitude
77.9017° or 77° 54′ 6″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
3J3VFW62+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 233017784OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
6622592Wikidata ID
Q7085715
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Oldroyd Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Oldroyd Island”
- Cebuano: “Oldroyd Island”
- Chinese: “奧爾德羅伊德島”
- Dutch: “Oldroyd Island”
- French: “Oldroyd Island”
- German: “Oldroyd Island”
- Japanese: “オールドロイド島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oldroyd Island”
- Swedish: “Oldroyd Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Adams Flat and Old Wallow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turner Island and Bluff Island.
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