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Depot Island, Kemp Land

Coordinates: 66°56′S 57°19′E / 66.933°S 57.317°E / -66.933; 57.317
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Depot Island
Depot Island is located in Antarctica
Depot Island
Depot Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°56′S 57°19′E / 66.933°S 57.317°E / -66.933; 57.317
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Depot Island is a small island in the Øygarden Group, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) north of the western end of Shaula Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and so named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia because a depot was established there by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions during 1956.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Depot Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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