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Buckle Island
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Buckle Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Sturge Island and 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Young Island, some 110 km (68 mi) north-north-east of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island forms some parts of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand.
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![]() Buckle Island is in the middle of the Balleny Islands | |
Geography | |
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Coordinates | 66°39′S 163°3′E |
Archipelago | Balleny Islands |
Length | 24 km (14.9 mi) |
Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,239 m (4065 ft) |
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None | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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