Michelsen Island
Michelsen Island is a small island in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It is joined to the southern end of Powell Island by a narrow isthmus of occasionally submerged boulders.Places of Interest
Highlights: Christoffersen Island and Grey Island.
Michelsen Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: geographical feature in Antarctica
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.73261° or 60° 43′ 57″ south
Longitude
-45.02274° or 45° 1′ 22″ west
Open location code
38FP7X8G+XW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Michelsen Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Michelsen”
- Chinese: “米切爾森島”
- Dutch: “Michelsen Island”
- German: “Michelsen Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Michelsenøya”
- Spanish: “Michelsen, isla”
- Swedish: “Michelsen Island”
- Swedish: “Michelsen”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Orcadas and Station C.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Whale Skerries and Coffer Island.
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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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