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King George Island on GoogleEarth
Stenhouse Glacier calving into Visca Anchorage. The Brazilian base Commandante Ferraz is located on Keller Peninsula in the middle ground.
(Admiralty Bay, King George Island)
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Photo: Steffen Vogt (1998)
If you have GoogleEarth (TM) software installed on your computer you can fly to King George Island by simply following the links below.
 
You can always click on a feature to get more information about that specific object.
 
Visibility of features is scale dependend, e.g. to see builings you have to zoom in close enough.
 
Do not use the data for navigational puproses. Please read the disclaimer of the data!
 

 
Click to see:
 
Placenames as listed in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
Protected Areas (ASPAs and ASMAs) as listed under the Antarctic Treaty System
Historic Sites and Monuments (HSMs) as listed under the Antarctic Treaty System
 
Stations shows the locations of the research stations on King George Island
Refuges shows the locations of refuge huts on King George Island
Buildings (fixed structures) on King George Island
Roads on King George Island
Paths on King George Island
Landing areas (runways and heli pads) on King George Island
Tanks on King George Island
Pipe lines on King George Island
 
Coastline showing rock and ice coastline segments on King George Island
Ice-free areas showing the non-glaciated areas on King George Island
Glaciers as defined for the GLIMS project for King George Island
Glacier catchments as defined for the GLIMS project for King George Island
Lakes and ponds on King George Island
Rivers and creeks on King George Island
 
100m contour lines,
50m contour lines,
25m contour lines, or
10m contour lines

 

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