Fold Island

Fold Island

Fold Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°17′S 59°23′E / 67.283°S 59.383°E / -67.283; 59.383Coordinates: 67°17′S 59°23′E / 67.283°S 59.383°E / -67.283; 59.383
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Fold Island, also known as Foldøya is an offshore island north of Ives Tongue, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) long and 6 kilometres (3 nmi) wide, which, with smaller islands south, separate Stefansson Bay to the west from William Scoresby Bay to the east. This feature was seen by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS William Scoresby in February 1936, who mapped it as part of the mainland. It was determined to be an island and named Foldøya by Norwegian cartographers who charted this area from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January–February 1937.

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