Padda Island
Padda Island is located in Antarctica
Padda Island
Padda Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°39′S 38°20′E / 69.650°S 38.333°E / -69.650; 38.333
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Padda Island is an island lying near the west side of the entrance to Havsbotn in Lutzow-Holm Bay. The island and its named features were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. The island was named Padda (the toad) because of its shape.[1]

The headland Austpynten, meaning "east point," forms the entire northeastern extremity of the island.[2] Kujira Point is the northernmost extremity of Padda Island. It remapped by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) of 1957–62, and named Kujira-misaki, meaning "whale point".[3] Nordbukta, meaning "north bay," is on the north side of the island.[4]

Ice-covered Nagagutsu Point forms the southeast extremity of Padda Island. It was remapped by JARE and named Nagagutsu-misaki (boot point).[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Padda Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Austpynten". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Kujira Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Nordbukta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  5. ↑ "Nagagutsu Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-24.

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