Lang Island (Antarctica)

Island in Antarctica

Lang Island

Lang Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location| Antarctica
Coordinates| 66°59′S 57°41′E﻿ / ﻿66.983°S 57.683°E﻿ / -66.983; 57.683
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population| Uninhabited

Lang Island is an island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) long and 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) wide, lying midway between Abrupt Island and the Oygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called by them Langøy (long island). Named for the Australian adventurer and explorer Pierce Lang.

## See also

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* List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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