Mendori Island

Mendori Island
Mendori Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°0′S 39°32′E / 69.000°S 39.533°E / -69.000; 39.533Coordinates: 69°0′S 39°32′E / 69.000°S 39.533°E / -69.000; 39.533
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Mendori Island is the northernmost in a group of three small islands which lie 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northwest of the strait separating Ongul Island and East Ongul Island, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, and was named "Mendori-jima" (hen island) by JARE Headquarters in 1972 in association with Ondori Island, which lies 0.4 kilometres; 0.2 miles (0.2 nmi) northward.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mendori Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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