Maranga Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°12′S 64°22′W / 65.200°S 64.367°WCoordinates: 65°12′S 64°22′W / 65.200°S 64.367°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Maranga Island is the westernmost of the Anagram Islands, lying on the south side of French Passage in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 in association with the Anagram Islands, "maranga" being an anagram of "Anagram".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Maranga Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
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