Maranga Island
Maranga Island is located in Antarctica
Maranga Island
Maranga Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°12′S 64°22′W / 65.200°S 64.367°W / -65.200; -64.367
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Maranga Island is the westernmost of the Anagram Islands, lying on the south side of French Passage in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 in association with the Anagram Islands, "maranga" being an anagram of "Anagram".[1]

See also

References

  1. "Maranga Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

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