Iwa-zima
| Iwa-zima | ||
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| Waters | Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
| Archipelago | Flatvær | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 0 ′ S , 39 ° 38 ′ E | |
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Iwa-zima ( Japanese 岩 島 'rock island' ) is a prominently protruding island off the Prince Harald coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It belongs to the Flatvær archipelago and is located in front of the northeastern end of East Ongul Island in the northeastern part of Lützow-Holm Bay .
Norwegian cartographers mapped them in 1946 using aerial photographs of the Lars Christensen Expedition in 1936/37 . Japanese scientists gave it the profane name in 1962.
Web links
- Iwa-zima in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)