Flatvaer Islands

Flatvaer Islands

Flatvaer Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	69°01′S 39°33′E / 69.017°S 39.550°E / -69.017; 39.550Coordinates: 69°01′S 39°33′E / 69.017°S 39.550°E / -69.017; 39.550
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Flatvaer Islands (Norwegian: Flatvær), also known as the Ongul Islands are a group of small islands, of which Ongul Island is the largest, lying at the east side of the entrance of Lützow-Holm Bay, 4 km from the coastline of Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Flatvær (flat islands).^[1]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Flatvaer Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).