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{{Short description|Island in Graham Land, Antarctica}} |
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{{about||the island in Franz Josef Land|Nansen Island (Franz Josef Land)|the island in the Kara Sea|Nansen Island (Kara Sea)}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} |
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{{more citations needed|date=February 2013}} |
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| name = Nansen Island |
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| image_name = Nansen Island-Streak of sunlight.jpg |
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| image_caption = A streak of sunlight illuminates the top of Nansen Island |
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| map = Antarctica |
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| map_caption = Location in Antarctica |
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| location = [[Antarctica]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|64|35|S|62|06|W|display=inline,title}} |
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'''Nansen Island''' or '''Isla Nansen Sur''' is the largest of the islands lying in [[Wilhelmina Bay]] off the west coast of [[Graham Land]], lying {{convert|6.4|km|mi}} east of [[Emma Island, Antarctica|Emma Island]]. Nansen Island was discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] (1897–1899) under [[Adrien de Gerlache]] and named for Dr. [[Fridtjof Nansen]], noted [[Arctic]] explorer. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Composite Antarctic Gazetteer]] |
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* [[Enterprise Island]] |
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* [[List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands]] |
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* [[List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands#List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S|List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S]] |
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* [[Patcha Point]] |
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* [[Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research|SCAR]] |
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* [[Territorial claims in Antarctica]] |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.cordula.ws/p-coldwithin.html A picture of Nansen Island] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512044755/http://tea.armadaproject.org/giesting/3.21.1999.html Picture of an abandoned whaling station on Nansen Island] |
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[[Category:Danco Coast]] |
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[[Category:Fridtjof Nansen|Island]] |
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[[Category:Islands of Graham Land]] |
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