Novyy Island
This article is about the island in Antarctica. For the island in the Nordenskiöld Archipelago, see Novyy Island (Kara Sea).
  Novyy Island Location in Antarctica | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 70°50′S 2°50′W / 70.833°S 2.833°WCoordinates: 70°50′S 2°50′W / 70.833°S 2.833°W |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Novyy Island is the larger and southern island of two similar ice covered features that serve to delimit the Jelbart and Fimbul Ice Shelves, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. The summit of this feature rises about 250 m above the surrounding ice shelf. The island was partly delineated by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named "Kupol Novyy" (new dome).
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Novyy Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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