Yukikakure-zima
| Yukikakure-zima | ||
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| Waters | Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 14 ′ S , 39 ° 23 ′ E | |
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Yukikakure-zima (from Japanese 雪 隠 れ 島 'snow-covered island' ) is a small and low island off the Prince Harald coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located 10 km west of the Langhovde in the Lützow-Holm-Bucht .
Japanese scientists discovered them in 1991, took aerial photographs and named them in 1996.
Web links
- Yukikakure-zima in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)