Greben' Island

Greben' Island
Greben' Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°E / -66.517; 93.017Coordinates: 66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°E / -66.517; 93.017
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Greben' Island is a small island lying close north of the east end of Haswell Island in the Haswell Islands of Antarctica. It was photographed and plotted by the Soviet expedition of 1956, and named Greben' (comb) because of its ridgelike shape.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Greben' Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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