Chërnyy Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°8′S 101°4′E / 66.133°S 101.067°ECoordinates: 66°8′S 101°4′E / 66.133°S 101.067°E |
| Archipelago | Highjump Archipelago |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Chërnyy Island is a small island lying 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) south of the eastern tip of Thomas Island in the Highjump Archipelago. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). It was rephotographed by the Soviet expedition (1956) and named Ostrov Chërnyy (black island).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Chërnyy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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