Nadezhdy Island

Coordinates: 70°44′S 11°40′E / 70.733°S 11.667°E / -70.733; 11.667
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Nadezhdy Island
Nadezhdy Island is located in Antarctica
Nadezhdy Island
Nadezhdy Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°44′S 11°40′E / 70.733°S 11.667°E / -70.733; 11.667
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Nadezhdy Island is a bare rock island nearly 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long, lying just off the north-central side of Schirmacher Hills, Queen Maud Land. First photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named Ostrov Nadezhdy (Hope Island).

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