Useful Island
Useful Island is an island 3.2 km west of Rongé Island, with a string of rocks between, lying in Gerlache Strait off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache.
Useful Island
- Islet
- Description: Antarctic island
- Categories
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.71822° or 64° 43′ 6″ south
Longitude
-62.87105° or 62° 52′ 16″ west
Open location code
377V74JH+PH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Useful Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Useful Island”
- Chinese: “尤斯弗爾島”
- Dutch: “Useful Island”
- German: “Useful Island”
- Italian: “Isola Useful”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Useful Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Útil”
- Spanish: “Useful, Islote”
- Spanish: “Util, isla”
- Swedish: “Useful Island”
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