Antarctica

Plog Island

Plog Island is an island 1.9 kilometres long in , 0.93 kilometres north of and 0.93 kilometres west of , .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island 1.9 km long in Prydz Bay, north of Lake Island and west of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills
  • Also known as: “Plough Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Island and Lugg Island.

Peak
is a small island between Plog Island and , lying in just west of , . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.

Islet
is a small island in the Donskiye Islands group lying 2 km north-west of , off the west end of , , Antarctica.

Peak
is an irregular-shaped island, almost cut in two, lying in between and , near the of Antarctica.

Plog Island

Latitude
-68.53311° or 68° 31′ 59″ south
Longitude
78.01058° or 78° 0′ 38″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
3J3WF286+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233017991
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6623382
Wiki­data ID
Q7205068
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Satellite Map

Discover Plog Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Plog Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Plog Island”
  • Chinese: “普洛格島”
  • Dutch: “Plog Island”
  • German: “Plogøy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Plog Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Plogøy”
  • Swedish: “Plog Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Adams Flat and Old Wallow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plough Island and Plough Island Sea Ice Ski Landing Area.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plog Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.