Kometsubu Jima
| Kometsubu Jima | ||
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| Waters | Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 14 ′ S , 39 ° 35 ′ E | |
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Kometsubu Jima (from Japanese こ め つ ぶ じ ま Kometsubu-shima , German ' rice cake island' ) is a small island off the Prince Harald coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located 12 km west-southwest of Cape Koyubi in the Langhovde area .
Japanese scholars named them descriptively in 2008 after their shape.
Web links
- Kometsubu Jima in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)