Signy Island
Signy Island is a small subantarctic island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the Norwegian whaler Petter Sørlle after his wife, Signy Therese.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 290 metres (950 feet)
- Description: subantarctic island
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Signy Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.716° or 60° 42′ 58″ south
Longitude
-45.633° or 45° 37′ 59″ west
UN/LOCODE
AQ SGN
Open location code
38FP79M8+HQ
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Signy Island” goes by many names.
Siqni adasıAzerbaijani
Illa SignyCatalan
SignyCebuano
西格尼岛Chinese
西格尼島Chinese
Signy IslandDutch
Insulo SignyEsperanto
Signy IslandFinnish
סיגניHebrew
סיגני (אי)Hebrew
Isola di SignyItalian
シグニー島Japanese
Signijas salaLatvian
Signy IslandNorwegian
Signy IslandNorwegian Bokmål
Signy IslandNorwegian Nynorsk
SignyPolish
СигниRussian
СигнюRussian
SignySwedish
Signy IslandSwedish
Signy AdasıTurkish
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