Friedburginsel
Friedburginsel is located in Antarctica
Friedburginsel
Friedburginsel
Location of Friedburginsel
Friedburginsel is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Friedburginsel
Friedburginsel
Friedburginsel (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°07′35″S 64°12′40″W / 65.12639°S 64.21111°W / -65.12639; -64.21111
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area51.14 ha (126.4 acres)
Length1.66 km (1.031 mi)
Width653 m (2142 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Friedburginsel (Friedburg Island) is the partly ice-free island 1.66 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 653 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 51.14 ha.

First published by August Petermann in 1875. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition 1873-74 under Eduard Dallmann.[1]

Location

Friedburginsel is located at 65°07′35″S 64°12′40″W / 65.12639°S 64.21111°W / -65.12639; -64.21111, which is 3.2 km west-northwest of Hovgaard Island, 105 m northeast of Pate Island and 50 m southeast of Kostenurka Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. Friedburginsel. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

References


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