Rhino Island
| Rhino Island | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Archipelago | Rough Islands | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 47 ′ S , 77 ° 54 ′ E | |
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Rhino Island (from English rhino 'rhinoceros' ) is a narrow island off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It belongs to the Rauer Islands and is located northeast of Filla Island and south of Slon Island .
Australian scientists named it descriptive because its shape is reminiscent of the head of a hornless rhinoceros .
Web links
- Rhino Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)