Plog Island
Plog Island is an island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long in Prydz Bay, 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Lake Island and 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) west of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Plogoy" (plow island), as being descriptive of the island's shape.
  Plog Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°32′S 78°0′E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
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