Cleft Island (Antarctica)

This article is about the Antarctic island. For other uses, see Cleft Island.

Cleft Island

Cleft Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	69°21′S 75°38′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Cleft Island is a small island to the north of the Bølingen Islands, lying 5 kilometres (2.5 nmi) southeast of Lichen Island in southern Prydz Bay. The island is split by a deep channel about 6 metres (20 ft) wide. The island was plotted from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Lorten by Norwegian cartographers. The feature was visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party from the Nella Dan in February 1966 and renamed with reference to the deep channel.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Cleft Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.