Flounder Island
Flounder Island is the largest of the Fish Islands at the north side of Holtedahl Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 after the flounder, in association with the Fish Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trout Island and Salmon Island.
Trout Island
Islet
Trout Island is an island just east of Salmon Island in the Fish Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934–37. Trout Island is situated 3 km northwest of Flounder Island.
Salmon Island
Islet
Salmon Island is the westernmost of the Fish Islands, lying off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934–37. Salmon Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Flounder Island.
Flounder Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Graham Land, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Flounder Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Flounder Island”
- Chinese: “弗勞德島”
- Dutch: “Flounder Island”
- German: “Flounder Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Flounder Island”
- Swedish: “Flounder Island”
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Highlights include Fish Islands and Mackerel Island.
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