Antarctica

Buffer Island

Buffer Island is a mostly ice-covered island lying west of the Wordie Ice Shelf, 17 kilometres northwest of , . The feature was photographed from aircraft by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947.
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Buffer Island

Latitude
-69.16144° or 69° 9′ 41″ south
Longitude
-67.34601° or 67° 20′ 46″ west
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
372JRMQ3+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225980627
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6630510
Wiki­data ID
Q4985948
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Buffer Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Buffer Island”
  • Chinese: “巴弗島”
  • Dutch: “Buffer Island”
  • German: “Buffer Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buffer Island”
  • Swedish: “Buffer Island”

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