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Nabbøya

Coordinates: 69°16′S 39°35′E / 69.267°S 39.583°E / -69.267; 39.583
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Nabbøya
Nabbøya is located in Antarctica
Nabbøya
Nabbøya
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°16′S 39°35′E / 69.267°S 39.583°E / -69.267; 39.583
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Nabbøya is a high, small, bare rock island lying 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Hamnenabben Head 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 Nabbøya (the peg island).

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Nabbøya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.