Christoffersen Island
Christoffersen Island is a small island immediately west of the southern end of Powell Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. The name appears on a chart by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle, who made a running survey of these islands in 1912–13.Places of Interest
Highlights: Michelsen Island and Grey Island.
Michelsen Island
Islet
Michelsen Island is a small island in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica.
Grey Island
Islet
Grey Island is 1 km south of Michelsen Island and… Grey Island is situated 2½ km southeast of Christoffersen Island.
Christoffersen Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: Island in Antarctica
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.72879° or 60° 43′ 44″ south
Longitude
-45.03858° or 45° 2′ 19″ west
Open location code
38FP7XC6+FH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Christoffersen Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Christoffersen”
- Chinese: “克里斯托弗森島”
- Dutch: “Christoffersen Island”
- German: “Christoffersen Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Christoffersenøya”
- Spanish: “Christoffersen, isla”
- Swedish: “Christoffersen Island”
- Swedish: “Christoffersen”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Orcadas and Station C.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Whale Skerries and Coffer Island.
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