Moe Island
Moe Island is an island 2 km long in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica, separated from the south-west end of Signy Island by Fyr Channel. It was charted by Captain Petter Sørlle in 1912–13, and named after M.- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “ASPA-109” and “Moe Island, South Orkney Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gneiss Hills and Snipe Peak.
Gneiss Hills
Peak
The Gneiss Hills are two prominent hills, 270 and 260 metres high, at the west side of McLeod Glacier in the south part of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.
Snipe Peak
Peak
Snipe Peak is a peak, 225 m, which is the main peak on Moe Island, situated close southwest of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel.
Confusion Island
Islet
Confusion Island is an island 0.2 nautical miles long at the west side of the entrance to Clowes Bay, off the south side of Signy Island. The southern point of the island was charted and named Confusion Point by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1933. Confusion Island is situated 2½ km east of Moe Island.
Moe Island
- Categories: protected area and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Moe Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Moe Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moe (pulo sa Antarctica)”
- Cebuano: “Moe”
- Chinese: “莫伊島”
- Dutch: “Moe Island”
- German: “Moe Island”
- Italian: “ASPA 109”
- Italian: “Isola Moe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moe Island”
- Spanish: “Moe, isla”
- Swedish: “Moe Island”
- Swedish: “Moe”
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Highlights include Landing Cove and Spaull Point.
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