Vstrech Island
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Waters | Mawson Lake | |
Geographical location | 66 ° 18 ′ S , 100 ° 45 ′ E | |
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Highest elevation | 98 m |
Vstrech Island ( English , Russian Остров Встреч Ostrow Wstretsch , German 'Encounter Island ' ) is an island off the Knox coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located in the area of the Bunger Oasis .
Soviet scientists mapped and named them in 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated this name into English.
Web links
- Vstrech Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)