Thule Islands
The Thule Islands are a group of small islands and rocks lying 0.25 nautical miles southwest of Balin Point in the northwestern part of Borge Bay, Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain
- Description: island group in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Grupo Tule del Sur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heywood Lake and Moss Lake.
Heywood Lake
Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to Stygian Cove on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands.
Moss Lake
Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from Stygian Cove in northern Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.
Sombre Lake
Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from Stygian Cove in northern Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.
Thule Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Thule Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thule Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tule del Sur”
- Chinese: “圖勒群島”
- German: “Thule-Inseln”
- Spanish: “Grupo Tule del Sur”
- Spanish: “Tule del Sur, Grupo”
- Swedish: “Tule del Sur”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Orcadas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mirounga Flats and Balin Rocks.
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