Shepard Island

Shepard Island is an about 11 nautical miles long, lying 6 nautical miles west of off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The island is ice capped except at its northern, seaward side, and is almost wholly embedded in the .
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 168 metres (551 feet)
  • Description: island in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

Shepard Island

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Latitude
-74.41667° or 74° 25′ south
Longitude
-132.5° or 132° 30′ west
Open location code
24Q9HGM2+82
Geo­Names ID
6625180
Wiki­data ID
Q1513490

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shepard Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shepard Island”
  • Chinese: “謝潑德島”
  • Chinese: “谢泼德岛”
  • Dutch: “Shepard Island”
  • French: “île Shepard”
  • French: “Île Shepard”
  • German: “Shepard-Insel”
  • Italian: “Isola Shepard”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “John Shepard Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shepard Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Shepard”
  • Swedish: “Shepard Island”

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