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Janus Island is a rocky island 370 m (0.2 nmi) long, lying 1 km (0.5 nmi) south of Litchfield Island, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Janus Island is the southernmost of the islands on the west side of the entrance to Arthur Harbor. Janus Island was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) following survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. The name Janus Island, for the ancient Roman deity Janus who was guardian of gates, arose because of the position of the island at the entrance to Arthur Harbor.

Janus Island

Janus Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°47′S 64°06′W
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

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

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[de] Janus Island

Janus Island ist eine Insel im Palmer-Archipel vor der Danco-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt 800 m südlich von Litchfield Island vor der Südwestküste der Anvers-Insel.

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- [en] Janus Island

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[es] Isla Janus

La isla Janus o Jano, es un isla rocosa de la Antártida ubicada a 64°47′S 64°06′O. Mide 0,32 km de largo y se halla a 0,8 km al sur de la isla Litchfield, en la costa sudoeste de la isla Anvers en el archipiélago Palmer. Es la más meridional de las islas del lado oeste de la boca de Puerto Arthur.

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