Thala Island
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| Waters | Somow lake | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 37 ′ S , 166 ° 5 ′ E | |
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Thala Island is the southernmost of two small and rocky islands (the other is Nella Island ) off the Pennell coast of Victoria Land . It is located just before the northwestern edge of the Davis-Piedmont Glacier .
Participants of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions named it after the MV Thala Dan , one of two research vessels exploring this coastline in 1962.
Web links
- Thala Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Thala Island on geographic.org (English)