Oyako Islands
  Oyako Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°28′S 41°24′E / 68.467°S 41.400°ECoordinates: 68°28′S 41°24′E / 68.467°S 41.400°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
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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