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Bølingen Islands

Coordinates: 69°28′S 75°45′E / 69.467°S 75.750°E / -69.467; 75.750
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Bølingen Islands
Bølingen Islands is located in Antarctica
Bølingen Islands
Bølingen Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°28′S 75°45′E / 69.467°S 75.750°E / -69.467; 75.750
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Bølingen Islands are a group of small islands, 15 kilometres (8 nmi) in extent, lying immediately off the north side of the Publications Ice Shelf in the southeastern part of Prydz Bay. They were discovered and roughly charted by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in February 1935, charted in greater detail by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37), and given the name "Bølingen " (the herd).[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bølingen Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

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