Kaino-hama Beach
| Kaino-hama Beach | ||
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| location | East Ongul Island in the Flatvær archipelago | |
| Waters | Cosmonaut Sea , Southern Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ S , 39 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Kaino-hama Beach ( Japanese 貝の浜 Kaino-hama , German , mussel beach ' ) is a small beach of Antarctic East Ongul island in the archipelago Flatvær . It is located 300 m south of Kitami Beach .
Aerial photographs and measurements by a Japanese Antarctic expedition carried out from 1957 to 1962 were used to map it. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated the Japanese name into English in 1968.
Web links
- Kaino-hama Beach in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kaino-hama Beach on geographic.org (English)