Tent Island

Erebus Bay is a bay about 13 nautical miles wide between and , on the west side of , Antarctica.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Inaccessible Island and Big Razorback Island.

Island
Photo: Ketiltrout, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Erebus Bay is a bay about 13 nautical miles wide between and , on the west side of , Antarctica.

Islet
Photo: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0.
Erebus Bay is a bay about 13 nautical miles wide between and , on the west side of , Antarctica.

Peak
There are 21 mountain peaks named in the United States according to the US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include World Park Base and Pakaru Icefalls.

Locality
was a non-governmental year-round Antarctic base located at on in the Ross Dependency. It was the only non-government Antarctic base.

Locality
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of , , forming the north side of the entrance to . is situated 10 km northeast of Tent Island.

Tent Island

Latitude
-77.68528° or 77° 41′ 7″ south
Longitude
166.38777° or 166° 23′ 16″ east
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
Open location code
2VJ8897Q+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176754457
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6626556
Wiki­data ID
Q2403832
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Satellite Map

Discover Tent Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tent Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Tent Island”
  • Dutch: “Tent Island”
  • German: “Tent Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tent Island”
  • Swedish: “Tent Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Flagstaff and The Turret.

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