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Fold Island, also known as Foldøya is an offshore island north of Ives Tongue, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) long and 6 kilometres (3 nmi) wide, which, with smaller islands south, separate Stefansson Bay to the west from William Scoresby Bay to the east. This feature was seen by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel on the RSS William Scoresby in February 1936, who mapped it as part of the mainland. It was determined to be an island and named Foldøya by Norwegian cartographers who charted this area from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (LCE) in January–February 1937.[1]

Fold Island

Fold Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°17′S 59°23′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Cape Wilkins is a rocky cape at the north tip of Fold Island, forming the east side of the entrance to Stefansson Bay. Discovered on February 18, 1931, by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson. Mawson named this feature Cape Hearst in gratitude for the purchase of the news rights of BANZARE by the Hearst Press. It was mapped again in February 1936 by DI personnel, then remapped in greater detail from LCE air photos. Mawson later agreed to change the name to Cape Wilkins, the name used by subsequent expeditions.[2] Green Point is a rocky point forming the eastern extremity of Fold Island, at the west side of the entrance to William Scoresby Bay, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by DI personnel.[3]

Mount Whiteside is a low, conical peak, 190 m (620 ft) high, surmounting the east extremity of Fold Island.[4]

Nearby islands include Keel Island, McCarthy Island, the Tillett Islands, and Transverse Island.

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

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[de] Foldøya

Foldøya (sinngemäß aus dem Norwegischen übersetzt Falteninsel) ist eine 10 km lange und 5 km breite Insel vor der Küste des ostantarktischen Kemplands. Gemeinsam mit weiteren kleinen Inseln südlich von ihr trennt sie die Stefansson Bay im Westen von der William Scoresby Bay im Osten.

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