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Triple Islands (Antarctica)

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The Triple Islands are three small rocky islands lying close east of the tip of Zélée Glacier Tongue and 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) south-southeast of the Double Islands. They were photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and were charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51.[1]

LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°46′S 141°12′E
PopulationUninhabited
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Triple Islands
Triple Islands (Antarctica) is located in Antarctica
Triple Islands (Antarctica)
Location within Antarctica
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LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°46′S 141°12′E
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
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PopulationUninhabited
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