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    Palosuo Islands

    Part of Biscoe Islands

    5 nmi) north of Maurstad Point, off the west side of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Erkki Palosuo, Finnish oceanographer who has specialized in sea ice studies.

    Overview

    Palosuo Islands is a group of small islands and rocks lying 2.8 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Maurstad Point, off the west side of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Erkki Palosuo, Finnish oceanographer who has specialized in sea ice studies.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    3

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.82 km²
      High point
      80 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      20 m

    Islets

    3
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island34 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island0.9 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11Unnamed island: 0.82 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.27 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.82 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia