Plog Island

Antarctic island in Prydz Bay
68°32′S 78°0′E / 68.533°S 78.000°E / -68.533; 78.000AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Plog Island is an island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long in Prydz Bay, 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Lake Island and 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) west of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Plogoy" (plow island), as being descriptive of the island's shape.

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


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