Nøkkel Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 69°28′S 39°28′E / 69.467°S 39.467°ECoordinates: 69°28′S 39°28′E / 69.467°S 39.467°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Nøkkel Island is the southernmost of the Nøkkelholmane Islands, lying off the west side of Skarvsnes Foreland in the east part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Nøkkeloya (the key island).
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