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Archipelago

    Southern Ocean

    60°36′S 46°01′W

    Spine Island

    Part of South Orkney Islands

    Spine Island (60°36′S 46°2′W) is a narrow island composed of several aligned rock segments, lying in Sandefjord Bay between the west end of Coronation Island and Monroe Island in the South Orkney Islands.

    Overview

    Spine Island (60°36′S 46°2′W) is a narrow island composed of several aligned rock segments, lying in Sandefjord Bay between the west end of Coronation Island and Monroe Island in the South Orkney Islands. It was discovered by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer on the occasion of their joint cruise in 1821 and is so named because of its appearance by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II who surveyed the island in 1933.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Islets

    5
    • Unnamed island24 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1Unnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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