East Ongul Island
island in Antarctica
East Ongul Island is an island in the Flatvaer Islands off of Antarctica. It is 2 kilometres (1 nmi) long, lying immediately east of the northern part of Ongul Island at the east side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay.
East Ongul Island this island was originally mapped as a part of Ongul Island by Norwegian cartographers who worked from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (LCE), 1936–37. In 1957, the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) discovered the Nakano-seto Strait, a small strait separating Ongul and East Ongul islands. The name Ongul Island was retained for the largest island in the group, and the smaller island was given the name East Ongul Island. Showa Station, a Japanese permanent research station, was built on East Ongul Island in 1957.
Named features
Both the Lars Christensen Expedition (LCE) and the later Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) mapped and named many features on and around East Ongul Island. Unless noted below, all names were applied by JARE.
Tachimachi Point is a low, snow-covered point which marks the northeast extremity of East Ongul Island. The name Tachimachi-misaki, meaning "stand and wait point," was given by JARE Headquarters in 1972. Kitano-ura Cove, meaning "northern cove," indents the island's northern side.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6980722. VIAF identifies the subject as 242748062. The Library of Congress control number is sh90001450. Authority coordinates are -69.017, 39.583. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1936, 1957 and 1972.
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