Søstrene (Antarctica)
| Søstrene | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 33 ′ S , 75 ° 30 ′ E | |
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The Søstrene ( Norwegian for sisters ) are a group of small islands and cliffs off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . In Prydz Bay they are in the northern part of the Publications Ice Shelf . They include Debutante Iceland .
The Norwegian whaling captain Karius Mikkelsen (1887 - unknown) discovered them in February 1935 as part of the Thorshavn's fourth Antarctic voyage (1934–1935) financed by the Norwegian whaling entrepreneur Lars Christensen . It is named after the archipelago of the same name in the entrance to the Norwegian Oslofjord .
Web links
- Søstrene Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Søstrene Islands on geographic.org (English)