Giganteus Island

Giganteus Island is the most northern of the in the west part of , MacRobertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the coast of eastern Antarctica
  • Also known as: Giganteus, Island

Giganteus Island

Latitude
-67.57667° or 67° 34′ 36″ south
Longitude
62.48722° or 62° 29′ 14″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
3J44CFFP+8V
Geo­Names ID
6633837
Wiki­data ID
Q12715074
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Satellite Map

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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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