Sørholmane
| Sørholmane | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 29 ′ S , 75 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Sørholmane ( Norwegian for South Islands ) are a group of islands off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . They are located west of Hovdøya in the south-eastern part of Prydz Bay .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named them, mapped them in detail using aerial photographs taken during the Lars Christensen Expedition in 1936/37 .
Web links
- Sørholmane in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)