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Flat Islands (Antarctica)

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31: 248: 38: 171:(1936–1937) and the name Flatøyholmane (the Flat Island Islets) was applied to the group at the south end of the chain. The island mapped as Flatøy on the Norwegian map is actually three islands. Following surveys by the 289: 172: 313: 79: 201: 206: 155:
are a small chain of islands that extend 5 km (2.5 nmi) in a northeast–southwest direction, lying about 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of
308: 282: 176: 275: 230: 30: 211: 179:(ANCA) recommended in 1958 that the descriptive name Flat Islands be applied for the entire group. The group is made up of 196: 168: 160: 126: 184: 255: 259: 180: 167:. The Flat Islands were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the 156: 302: 247: 67: 95: 81: 164: 231:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Islands
263: 137: 132: 119: 73: 63: 58: 173:Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions 283: 8: 19: 290: 276: 18: 159:and 3.2 km (2 mi) southwest of 202:List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S 223: 177:Antarctic Names Committee of Australia 7: 244: 242: 37: 314:Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs 262:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 246: 212:Territorial claims in Antarctica 36: 29: 309:Islands of Mac. Robertson Land 1: 197:Composite Antarctic Gazetteer 169:Lars Christensen Expedition 330: 241: 16:Island chain in Antarctica 124: 24: 163:in the eastern part of 127:Antarctic Treaty System 125:Administered under the 258:location article is a 50:Location in Antarctica 256:Mac. Robertson Land 91: /  21: 187:, amongst others. 185:BĂ©chervaise Island 271: 270: 145: 144: 96:67.600°S 62.817°E 321: 292: 285: 278: 250: 243: 233: 228: 115: 114: 112: 111: 110: 108: 103: 102: 97: 92: 89: 88: 87: 84: 40: 39: 33: 22: 329: 328: 324: 323: 322: 320: 319: 318: 299: 298: 297: 296: 239: 237: 236: 229: 225: 220: 193: 106: 104: 101:-67.600; 62.817 100: 98: 94: 93: 90: 85: 82: 80: 78: 77: 54: 53: 52: 51: 48: 47: 46: 45: 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 327: 325: 317: 316: 311: 301: 300: 295: 294: 287: 280: 272: 269: 268: 251: 235: 234: 222: 221: 219: 216: 215: 214: 209: 204: 199: 192: 189: 181:Stinear Island 157:Mawson Station 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 130: 129: 122: 121: 120:Administration 117: 116: 75: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 56: 55: 49: 43: 42: 35: 34: 28: 27: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 326: 315: 312: 310: 307: 306: 304: 293: 288: 286: 281: 279: 274: 273: 267: 265: 261: 257: 252: 249: 245: 240: 232: 227: 224: 217: 213: 210: 208: 205: 203: 200: 198: 195: 194: 190: 188: 186: 182: 178: 175:(ANARE), the 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 153:Flatøyholmane 150: 140: 136: 131: 128: 123: 118: 113: 76: 72: 69: 66: 62: 57: 32: 23: 264:expanding it 253: 238: 226: 161:Welch Island 152: 149:Flat Islands 148: 146: 133:Demographics 107:Flat Islands 44:Flat Islands 20:Flat Islands 141:Uninhabited 99: / 74:Coordinates 303:Categories 218:References 138:Population 105: ( 68:Antarctica 165:Holme Bay 59:Geography 191:See also 64:Location 86:62°49′E 83:67°36′S 254:This 260:stub 207:SCAR 183:and 147:The 151:or 305:: 291:e 284:t 277:v 266:. 109:)

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Flat Islands is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
67°36′S 62°49′E / 67.600°S 62.817°E / -67.600; 62.817 (Flat Islands)
Antarctic Treaty System
Mawson Station
Welch Island
Holme Bay
Lars Christensen Expedition
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
Stinear Island
BĂ©chervaise Island
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
SCAR
Territorial claims in Antarctica
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Islands
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