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Kramer Island is an ice-covered island, 4 kilometres (2 nmi) long, in the Marshall Archipelago, Antarctica. It lies between Nolan Island and Court Ridge in the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Michael S. Kramer, a meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1968.[1]

Kramer Island
Kramer Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°14′S 147°10′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also



References


  1. "Kramer Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

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



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[de] Kramer Island

Kramer Island ist eine 3 km lange und vereiste Insel des Marshall-Archipels vor der Saunders-Küste des westantarktischen Marie-Byrd-Lands. Im Sulzberger-Schelfeis liegt sie zwischen Nolan Island und dem Court Ridge.
- [en] Kramer Island

[it] Isola Kramer

L'isola Kramer è un'isola rocciosa della Terra di Marie Byrd, in Antartide. L'isola, che è completamente ricoperta dai ghiacci e che si estende in direzione est/ovest per circa 4 km, fa parte dell'arcipelago Marshall e, come le altre isole di questo arcipelago, si trova davanti alla costa di Saunders, all'interno della baia di Sulzberger, dove è completamente circondata dai ghiacci della piattaforma glaciale Sulzberger e dove giace subito a est dell'isola Nolan.[1]



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