Alphard Island

Alphard Island or Meøya is an island 4.6 kilometres long and rising to 150 metres, lying north of in the . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called "Meøya".
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 150 metres (492 feet)
  • Description: island in Antarctica

Alphard Island

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Latitude
-66.95722° or 66° 57′ 26″ south
Longitude
57.49472° or 57° 29′ 41″ east
Open location code
3H5V2FVV+4V
Geo­Names ID
6631140
Wiki­data ID
Q4735272

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Alphard Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alphard Island”
  • Chinese: “阿爾法德島”
  • Croatian: “Alphard (otok)”
  • Croatian: “Alphard”
  • Dutch: “Alphard Island”
  • German: “Alphard Island”
  • German: “Alphard-Insel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alphard Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Meøya”
  • Swedish: “Alphard Island”
  • Turkish: “Alphard Adası”

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