Bactrian Island
| Bactrian Island | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Archipelago | Rough Islands | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 48 ′ S , 77 ° 56 ′ E | |
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Bactrian Island (from English bactrian 'two humped' ) is an island off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It belongs to the Rauer Islands and is 450 m north of Efremova Island .
Australian scientists named it after two rounded headlands on its northwest coast.
Web links
- Bactrian Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)