Neny Island
| Neny Island | ||
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| Waters | Marguerite Bay | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 12 '17 " S , 67 ° 1' 42" W | |
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| length | 3.1 km | |
| width | 1.9 km | |
| surface | 4.15 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 675 m | |
The Neny Island is an approximately 3.1 km long and up to a height of 675 m soaring island off the Fallières coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located around 1.5 km northwest of the Roman Four Promontory and immediately north of the entrance to the Neny Fjord .
It was discovered by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . It is named in connection with the fjord of the same name, the name of which goes back to the French polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot .
Web links
- Neny Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Neny Island on geographic.org (English)