Kalach Island
| Kalach Island | ||
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| Waters | Mawson Lake | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 13 ′ S , 100 ° 54 ′ E | |
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Kalach Island ( Russian Остров Калач Ostrow Kalatsch , German 'Kolatschinsel' ) is an island off the Knox coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located in the area of the Bunger Oasis .
Soviet scientists mapped them in 1956 and named them descriptively after their resemblance to a kolatsch , a cake. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated the name into English.
Web links
- Kalach Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)