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Flatvaer Islands

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Just 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northwest of the Nakano-seto Strait is a cluster of small islands: Wakadori Island ("young-bird island"), Hiyoko Island ("baby chick island"), and Mendori Island ("hen island"). Mendori Island was named in association with nearby Ondori Island ("rooster island"), which
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To the south, narrow Minamino-seto Strait ("southern strait") separates Ongul Island from the Te Islands, a group of three small islands and several nearby rocks. Norwegian cartographers, working from air photos taken by LCE personnel, initially mapped the three main islands as one in error, giving
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East Ongul Island is separated from nearby Nesøya ("the point island") to the north by the Kitano-seto Strait ("northern strait"). Nesøya is 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) long, and lies close off the north point of East Ongul Island. It was named by LCE personnel. Antenna Island, named by JARE in
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Pollholmen, which is 0.56 kilometres (0.3 nmi) long, is situated 0.19 kilometres (0.1 nmi) off the southeast side of East Ongul Island. LCE personnel named it Pollholmen, meaning "bay island", presumably because of its location opposite the narrow inlet or bay separating Ongul and East
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The northwesternmost island of the Flatvaer Islands is Utholmen Island, meaning "the outer island". Meholmen Island, meaning "the middle island", sits between Utholmen and Ongul. Both were named by LCE personnel.
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by Ongul Sound, which is 2 mi (3.2 km) wide and named in association with Ongul Island. On its east margin, opposite East Ongul Island, sits a small cluster of rocks called the Mukai Rocks. The name
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calf") in association with Ongul Island by LCE. Kurumi Island ("walnut island") sits between Ongulkalven and Ongul in the strait. Mame Island ("bean island") lies 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) west of Ongul.
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in the east extremity of Ongul Island, so named because it is the largest lake on the island. ShĹŤwa Flat is a small flattish area along the northwest shore of the lake. It was named ShĹŤwa-taira ("
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it the name Teoya ("tea island"). JARE personnel later determined the feature was actually a cluster of islands, but retained the name Te for the group. Ongulgalten Island, meaning "the
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Ongulkalven Island lies 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Ongul Island, separated by Nishino-seto Strait ("western strait"). The island was named "Ongulkalven" ("the
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The largest of the Flatvaer Islands is Ongul Island, at 2.8 kilometres (1.5 nmi) long. When initially surveyed, the LCE believed this island to be connected to
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permanent research station, was built on East Ongul Island in 1957.
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sits 2 kilometres (1 nmi) north of Ongul Island.
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Flatvaer Islands is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
69°01′S 39°33′E / 69.017°S 39.550°E / -69.017; 39.550
Antarctic Treaty System
Norwegian
LĂĽtzow-Holm Bay
coastline
Norwegian
Lars Christensen Expedition
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
LĂĽtzow-Holm Bay
East Ongul Island
fishhook
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Showa Station
Japanese
lake
Emperor Hirohito
fishhook
boar
fishhook
"Flatvaer Islands"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"Ongul Sound"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"Mukai Rocks"

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