Leningradskiy Island
| Leningradskiy Island | ||
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| Waters | Leningradskiy Bay | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 8 ′ S , 12 ° 50 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 100 m | |
Leningradskiy Island ( Russian Остров Ленинградзкиь Ostrow Leningradski , German 'Leningradinsel' ) is an icy and up to 100 m high island off the Princess Astrid coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located at the head of Leningradskiy Bay on the western edge of the Lazarev Ice Shelf .
Soviet scientists mapped it in 1959 and named it, like the bay of the same name, after the city of Leningrad, today's Saint Petersburg . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated the Russian designation into English in 1970.
Web links
- Leningradskiy Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Leningradskiy Island on geographic.org (English)