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Petersen Island is a largest and most northerly island of the Jocelyn Islands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, and is situated just east of Verner Island, Lee Island, and Kista Strait, and just south of Moller Bank and Carstens Shoal. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Captain H.C. Petersen, master of the Thala Dan, 1959–61, and formerly master of the Kista Dan.
  Petersen Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°35′S 62°54′E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Petersen Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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[de] Petersen Island
Petersen Island ist eine Insel vor der Mawson-Küste des ostantarktischen Mac-Robertson-Lands. Sie ist die größte und nördlichste der Jocelyn-Inseln in der Holme Bay.- [en] Petersen Island
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