Vega Island

Vega Island
Satellite image of Vega Island
Location of Vega Island
Vega Island is located in Antarctica
Vega Island
Vega Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationGraham Land, Antarctica
Coordinates63°50′S 57°25′W / 63.833°S 57.417°W / -63.833; -57.417 (Vega Island)
ArchipelagoJames Ross Island group
Width3 km (1.9 mi)
Mountaintop view of Vega Island

Vega Island (63°50′S 57°25′W / 63.833°S 57.417°W / -63.833; -57.417 (Vega Island)) is an island in Antarctica, 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) wide, which is the northernmost of the James Ross Island group and lies in the west part of Erebus and Terror Gulf. It is separated from James Ross Island by Herbert Sound and from Trinity Peninsula by Prince Gustav Channel.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 778.