Friedburginsel
Friedburginsel (Friedburg Island) is the partly ice-free island 1.66 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 653 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 51.14 ha.
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′35″S 64°12′40″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 51.14 ha (126.4 acres) |
| Length | 1.66 km (1.031 mi) |
| Width | 653 m (2142 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
First published by August Petermann in 1875. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition 1873-74 under Eduard Dallmann.[1]
Location
Friedburginsel is located at 65°07′35″S 64°12′40″W, which is 3.2 km west-northwest of Hovgaard Island, 105 m northeast of Pate Island and 50 m southeast of Kostenurka Island. British mapping in 2001.
Maps
- British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Notes
- Friedburginsel. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
References
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