Canopus Islands

Canopus Islands is a group of small islands just north of the in the eastern part of , . 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: group of islands in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Spjotøyskjera”

Canopus Islands

Latitude
-67.53083° or 67° 31′ 51″ south
Longitude
62.9825° or 62° 58′ 57″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
3J44FX9M+M2
Geo­Names ID
6630780
Wiki­data ID
Q5033431
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Canopus Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Canopus Islands”
  • Chinese: “卡諾帕斯群島”
  • Dutch: “Canopus Islands”
  • German: “Canopus-Inseln”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Spjotøyholmane”
  • Swedish: “Canopus Islands”

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Highlights: Canopus Island and Canopus Rocks.

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