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Plog Island

Coordinates: 68°32′S 78°0′E / 68.533°S 78.000°E / -68.533; 78.000
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Plog Island
Plog Island is located in Antarctica
Plog Island
Plog Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°32′S 78°0′E / 68.533°S 78.000°E / -68.533; 78.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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.