Location in Antarctica | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°56′S 57°19′E / 66.933°S 57.317°ECoordinates: 66°56′S 57°19′E / 66.933°S 57.317°E |
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Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Depot Island is a small island in the Øygarden Group, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) north of the western end of Shaula Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and so named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia because a depot was established there by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions during 1956.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Depot Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).