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Oyako Islands

Coordinates: 68°28′S 41°24′E / 68.467°S 41.400°E / -68.467; 41.400
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Oyako Islands
Oyako Islands is located in Antarctica
Oyako Islands
Oyako Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°28′S 41°24′E / 68.467°S 41.400°E / -68.467; 41.400
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Oyako Islands are two small islands, one very tiny, lying immediately north of Cape Akarui on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, and named Oyako-shima (parent and child islands).

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