Kaze Sima

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Kaze Sima
Waters Lützow-Holm-Bucht
Geographical location 69 ° 12 ′  S , 39 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 69 ° 12 ′  S , 39 ° 23 ′  E
Kaze Sima (Antarctica)
Kaze Sima
Number of islands 2

Kaze Sima ( transcription from Japanese 風 島 'wind island' [sic!]) Are a group of two directly neighboring islands off the Prince Harald coast of Queen Maud Land . In the Lützow-Holm-Bucht they are 10 km west of the northern part of the Langhovde .

Japanese scientists discovered and photographed them in 1991. They were named in 1996.

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