East Ongul Island
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East Ongul Island is an island
, 1 mile (1.6 km) long, lying immediately east of the north part of Ongul Island
at the east side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay
. This island was originally mapped as a part of Ongul Island by Norwegian cartographers who worked from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. A strait separating this island from Ongul Island was discovered in 1957 by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
(JARE). They named this small island for its position with relation to Ongul Island.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
, 1 mile (1.6 km) long, lying immediately east of the north part of Ongul Island
Ongul Island
Ongul Island is an island 1.5 miles long, which is the largest feature in the Flatvaer Islands lying just within the east side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37...
at the east side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay is a large bay in Antarctica, about 120 miles wide, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land between Riiser-Larsen Peninsula and the coastal angle immediately east of the Flatvaer Islands. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen in two airplane flights from his expedition...
. This island was originally mapped as a part of Ongul Island by Norwegian cartographers who worked from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. A strait separating this island from Ongul Island was discovered in 1957 by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems near Syowa Station in Antarctica. The project was first undertaken in February 1986, and continued through January 2000. It was associated with the international BIOTAS program, which also launched in...
(JARE). They named this small island for its position with relation to Ongul Island.