Kidson Island
Kidson Island is an island 1 kilometre long, lying 28 kilometres north-northeast of Byrd Head, Antarctica. It was discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, and named by him for Edward Kidson.Kidson Island
- Island
- Description: island 28 km north-northeast of Byrd Head, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-67.21278° or 67° 12′ 46″ south
Longitude
61.19° or 61° 11′ 24″ east
Open location code
3J43Q5PQ+VX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kidson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kidson Island”
- Chinese: “基德森島”
- Dutch: “Kidson Island”
- German: “Kidson Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kidson Island”
- Swedish: “Kidson Island”
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