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Greben' Island

Coordinates: 66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°E / -66.517; 93.017
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Greben' Island
Greben' Island is located in Antarctica
Greben' Island
Greben' Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°31′S 93°1′E / 66.517°S 93.017°E / -66.517; 93.017
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Greben' Island is a small island lying close north of the east end of Haswell Island in the Haswell Islands of Antarctica. It was photographed and plotted by the Soviet expedition of 1956, and named Greben' (comb) because of its ridgelike shape.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Greben' Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

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