Comb Island
The Danger Islands are a group of islands lying 13 nautical miles east-south-east of Joinville Island near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.- Type: Islet
- Description: small island off the Antarctic Peninsula
- Also known as: “Peine Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beagle Island and Platter Island.
Beagle Island
Island
Beagle Island is an island lying northeast of Darwin Island in the Danger Islands off the east end of Joinville Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 after HMS Beagle, due to its proximity to Darwin Island. Beagle Island is situated 2½ km east of Comb Island.
Platter Island
Islet
The Danger Islands are a group of islands lying 13 nautical miles east-south-east of Joinville Island near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Platter Island is situated 3 km southeast of Comb Island.
Comb Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-63.40808° or 63° 24′ 29″ southLongitude
-54.70764° or 54° 42′ 28″ westOpen location code
3887H7RR+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 223703056OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Comb Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peine Island”
- Chinese: “班島”
- Croatian: “Peine”
- Dutch: “Peine Island”
- German: “Peine Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Islote Peine”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Peine Island”
- Spanish: “Peine, islote”
- Swedish: “Peine Island”
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