Shortcut Island
Shortcut Island is a crescent-shaped island 0.64 km long, with three prominent indentations of the north shore, lying 1.1 km SSE of Gamage Point and Palmer Station along the SW coast of Anvers Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torgersen Island and Hermit Island.
Torgersen Island
Islet
Torgersen Island is a small rocky island lying just east of Litchfield Island in the entrance to Arthur Harbour, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica.
Hermit Island
Island
Hermit Island is an island nearly 2 kilometres long, lying 3 kilometres southeast of Bonaparte Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago.
Litchfield Island
Islet
Photo: Parnikoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Litchfield Island is a rocky island 0.9 kilometres long and rising to 50 m, lying in Arthur Harbour, 0.9 kilometres south of Norsel Point, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica.
Shortcut Island
- Type: Coastline
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.7836° or 64° 47′ 1″ southLongitude
-64.04188° or 64° 2′ 31″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
377Q6X85+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 437170682OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shortcut Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shortcut Island”
- Chinese: “肖特卡特島”
- Dutch: “Shortcut Island”
- German: “Shortcut Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shortcut Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Shortcut”
- Swedish: “Shortcut Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palmer Station Skiway and Palmer Bar and Lounge.
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