Krivus Island
Krivus Island is the mostly ice-covered island on the east side of Johannessen Harbour in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 920 m in north-south direction and 1.06 km in east-west direction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vaugondy Island and Smiggers Island.
Vaugondy Island
Island
Vaugondy Island is a mostly ice-covered island on the northeast side of Johannessen Harbour in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 1.85 km in north-south direction and 1.68 km in east-west. Vaugondy Island is situated 2½ km north of Krivus Island.
Smiggers Island
Islet
Smiggers Island is an island lying 1 nautical mile southeast of Weller Island, Pitt Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. Smiggers Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Krivus Island.
Snodgrass Island
Island
Snodgrass Island is an island 2.5 nautical miles long lying northeast of Pickwick Island, Pitt Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Snodgrass Island is situated 4 km west of Krivus Island.
Krivus Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-65.43017° or 65° 25′ 49″ southLongitude
-65.38761° or 65° 23′ 15″ westOpen location code
376PHJ96+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 225845284OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q16959271
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Krivus Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克里夫斯島”
- Dutch: “Krivus Island”
- German: “Krivus Island”
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