Kaname Island
Kaname Island is a small, isolated island which lies about 40 kilometres northwest of Padda Island in Lützow-Holm Bay, Antarctica. The island was discovered by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition during helicopter reconnaissance flights from East Ongul Island in the 1969–70 season.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Kaname Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Kaname Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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