Skipsholmen
| Skipsholmen | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 7 ′ S , 76 ° 47 ′ E | |
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The Skipsholmen ( Norwegian for ship island ) is an island off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located north-northeast of the Hovdøyane in the northeast part of Prydz Bay .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named them, mapped them in 1946 using aerial photographs taken during the Lars Christensen Expedition in 1936/37 .
Web links
- Skipsholmen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)