Transverse Island () is an
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
between
Fold Island and
Keel Island on the east side of
Stefansson Bay, off the coast of
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting landmass of Antarctica. Its shore extends from Shinnan Glacier at about to William Scoresby Bay at , approximately of the earth's longitude (planets), longitude. It was first documented in western and eastern liter ...
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the
Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Tverrholmen (the transverse islet). Seen by an ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australia: Antarctic Program#Australian Antarctic program, Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic D ...
) party in 1956. The translated form of the name recommended by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) has been approved.
See also
*
List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.
* Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate, and south of the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the ...
Islands of Kemp Land
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