Apostrophe Iceland
| Apostrophe Iceland | ||
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| Waters | Lady Newnes Bay , Ross Sea | |
| Geographical location | 73 ° 31 ′ S , 167 ° 26 ′ E | |
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Apostrophe Island is a small ice-covered island off the Borchgrevink coast of East Antarctica Victoria Land . It is located directly in front of the Spatulate Ridge in Lady Newnes Bay .
The naming after the apostrophe was made in 1966 by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee and is due to the appearance of the island.
Web links
- Apostrophe Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Apostrophe Island on geographic.org (English)