Lindenberg Island

Lindenberg Island is a circular volcanic island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) in diameter, lying 20 kilometres (11 nmi) north of Robertson Island and some 60 kilometres (35 nmi) east-northeast of Cape Fairweather, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a Norwegian whaling expedition under C.A. Larsen in December 1893, and was named by Larsen for a member of the firm of Woltereck and Robertson of Hamburg which sent him to the Antarctic.[1]

Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island is located in Antarctica
Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island
Location in Antarctica
Lindenberg Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°55′S 59°40′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Lindenberg Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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