Vella Flat
Black Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago. It is 12 nautical miles long and projects through the Ross Ice Shelf to a height of 1,040 metres. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, which named it for its appearance.Vella Flat
- Plateau with an elevation of 85 metres (279 feet)
- Description: plain in Antarctica
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.18333° or 78° 11′ south
Longitude
166.23333° or 166° 14′ east
Open location code
2VH8R68M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vella Flat” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vella Flat”
- German: “Vella Flat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vella Flat”
- Swedish: “Vella Flat”
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