Galten Islands

The Galten Islands are a small group of islands in the eastern part of , Antarctica, 19 kilometres west of Cape Davis. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Galten.
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Galten Islands

Latitude
-66.38333° or 66° 23′ south
Longitude
56.43333° or 56° 26′ east
Open location code
3H5RJC8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
6633599
Wiki­data ID
Q5519367
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Satellite Map

Discover Galten Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Galten Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Galten Islands
  • Chinese: 加爾滕群島
  • Dutch: Galten Islands
  • German: Galten
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Galten Islands
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Galten
  • Swedish: Galten Islands

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