Ongulkalven Island
  Ongulkalven Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 69°1′S 39°27′E / 69.017°S 39.450°ECoordinates: 69°1′S 39°27′E / 69.017°S 39.450°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Ongulkalven Island is an island lying 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Ongul Island in Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Ongulkalven" ("the fishhook calf").
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