Kaname Island

Kaname Island is a small, isolated island which lies about 40 kilometres northwest of in , Antarctica. The island was discovered by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition during helicopter reconnaissance flights from in the 1969–70 season.
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Kaname Island

Latitude
-69.33333° or 69° 20′ south
Longitude
37.58333° or 37° 35′ east
Open location code
3G2VMH8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
6635875
Wiki­data ID
Q12716007
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kaname Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kaname Zima
  • Chinese: 要島
  • Dutch: Kaname Island
  • German: Kaname Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kaname Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kaname-jima
  • Swedish: Kaname Island
  • Swedish: Kaname Zima

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