Apollo Island
| Apollo Island | ||
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| Waters | Fimbul Ice Shelf , Lake Lazarev | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 44 ′ S , 11 ° 40 ′ E | |
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Apollo Island is a small and ice-covered island off the Princess Astrid Coast of Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . It is located around 30 km east-northeast of the island of Blåskimen in the northwest section of the Fimbul Ice Shelf . The South African SANAE station is located about 16 km west-southwest of the island .
The name of the island appears for the first time on South African maps from 1969. It is probably named after Apollo , among other things god of youth and beauty from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Apollo Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Apollo Island on geographic.org (English)