Canopus Islands
Canopus Islands is a group of small islands just north of the Klung Islands in the eastern part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions after the star Canopus.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
- Description: group of islands in Antarctica
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-67.53083° or 67° 31′ 51″ south
Longitude
62.9825° or 62° 58′ 57″ east
Open location code
3J44FX9M+M2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Canopus Islands” goes by many names.
Canopus IslandsCebuano
卡諾帕斯群島Chinese
Canopus IslandsDutch
Canopus IslandsNorwegian Nynorsk
SpjotøyholmaneNorwegian Nynorsk
SpjotøyskjeraNorwegian Nynorsk
Canopus IslandsSwedish
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