Jomfruene
| Jomfruene | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 4 ′ S , 38 ° 2 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | > 3 | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Jomfruene ( Norwegian for virgins ) are a group of three islands overgrown with tussock grass and some bare cliff rocks off the coast of South Georgia . They are 1.5 km west-northwest of Cape Parjadin . The three islands are (from west to east) Margit Island , Elvina Island and Agnora Island .
The South Georgia Survey , when surveyed between 1951 and 1952, reported that an island named Three Point Island has long been known as Jomfruene among Norwegian whale and seal hunters . Further measurements between 1955 and 1956 showed that it was actually a group of at least three islands. The Norwegian name was accordingly transferred to the entire archipelago.
Web links
- Jomfruene in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jomfruene on geographic.org (English)