Giganteus Island
Giganteus Island is the most northern of the Rookery Islands in the west part of Holme Bay, MacRobertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island of the coast of eastern Antarctica
- Also known as: “Giganteus, Island”
Giganteus Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Giganteus Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Giganteus Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Giganteus Island”
- Chinese: “吉甘蒂斯島”
- Dutch: “Giganteus Island”
- German: “Giganteus Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giganteus Island”
- Swedish: “Giganteus Island”
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