Transverse Island
Transverse Island is an island between Fold Island and Keel Island on the east side of Stefansson Bay, off the coast of Enderby Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Tverrholmen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Transverse Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island on the east side of Stefansson Bay, off the coast of Enderby Land
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Transverse Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Transverse Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Transverse Island”
- Chinese: “特蘭斯弗斯島”
- Dutch: “Transverse Island”
- German: “Tverrholmen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Transverse Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tverrholmen”
- Swedish: “Transverse Island”
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