Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig is a precipitous 1 mile south of Point Rae, off the south coast of in the . Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for in the in .
Wikipedia
  • Islet
  • Description: island in the South Orkney Islands
  • Also known as
    “Ailsa Craig, Ile”
    “Île Craig”

Ailsa Craig

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Latitude
-60.78047° or 60° 46′ 50″ south
Longitude
-44.6318° or 44° 37′ 55″ west
Open location code
38FQ6999+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233397301
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6625028
Wiki­data ID
Q4697093

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ailsa Craig” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ailsa Craig”
  • Croatian: “Ailsa Craig (Južni Orkney)”
  • Croatian: “Ailsa Craig”
  • Dutch: “Ailsa Craig”
  • German: “Ailsa Craig”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ailsa Craig i Sør-Orknøyane”
  • Spanish: “Ailsa Craig, isla”
  • Swedish: “Ailsa Craig, Antarktis”
  • Swedish: “Ailsa Craig”

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