Sputnik Islands
| Sputnik Islands | ||
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| Waters | Whether 'Bay | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 22 ′ S , 163 ° 22 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Main island | (northeastern) | |
| Total land area | 31.6 km² | |
The Sputnik Islands ( Russian Острова Спутники Ostrowa sputniki ) are two icy and significantly different sized islands before Pennell Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . They are located between Cape Cheetham and Cape Williams in the entrance to Ob 'Bay . The larger northeast island measures 30.3 km², the smaller southwest 1.3 km². The larger island reaches a height of 330 m .
The first aerial photographs were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947). Scientists on a Soviet Antarctic expedition carried out measurements and naming in 1958. It is named after the first artificial earth satellite Sputnik 1 .
Web links
- Sputnik Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sputnik Islands on geographic.org (English)