Alphard Island Explained

Alphard Island
Local Name:Meøya
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Length Km:4.6
Elevation M:150
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Alphard Island or Meøya is an island 2.5nmi long and rising to 150m (490feet), lying north of Shaula Island in the Øygarden Group. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called "Meøya" ("Middle Island"). It was first visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by R. Dovers in 1954; the island was renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after the star Alphard, which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity.

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