Verblyud Island

Verblyud Island

Verblyud Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	70°0′S 15°55′E / 70.000°S 15.917°E / -70.000; 15.917Coordinates: 70°0′S 15°55′E / 70.000°S 15.917°E / -70.000; 15.917
Highest elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Verblyud Island is an ice-covered island whose summit rises 200 m above the surrounding ice shelf, situated at the east margin of Lazarev Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land. First mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE) in 1961 and named Kupol Verblyud (купол Верблюд - camel dome).

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