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    Filla Island

    68°48′S 77°52′E

    4 mi) long, located in the northern part of the Rauer Islands and being the largest island in the group. It was charted by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37).

    68°48′S 77°52′E

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    Filla Island is a rocky island about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) long, located in the northern part of the Rauer Islands and being the largest island in the group. It was charted by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37). They gave the name Filla (the tatters) to a larger island here, presumably for the ragged outline of the feature as shown on the Norwegian chart. In 1952, John Roscoe made a study of this area as revealed in aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). He found that what the Norwegians had named Filla was in fact a cluster of small islands. He applied the name Filla Island to the largest of these as described.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Rauer Islands

    • Hop Island

      5.3 km²▲ 57 m

      Major islands

    • Ranvik Island

      3.5 km²▲ 115 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      3.3 km²▲ 64 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      1.7 km²▲ 68 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      1.5 km²▲ 40 m

      Major islands

    • Midway Island

      1.4 km²▲ 70 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      1.3 km²▲ 41 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.99 km²▲ 80 m

      Major islands

    Sources

    Facts

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