Merkurij Iceland
| Merkurij Iceland | ||
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| Waters | Mawson Lake | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 5 ' S , 101 ° 8' E | |
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Merkurij Island ( English ; Russian Остров Меркурий Ostrow Merkuri , German ' Mercury Island' ) is an island off the Knox coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located in the area of the Bunger Oasis .
Scientists on a Soviet Antarctic expedition mapped and named it in 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated the Russian name into a transcribed partial translation into English.
Web links
- Merkurij Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)