Apostrophe Island (73°31′S 167°26′E / 73.517°S 167.433°E / -73.517; 167.433) is a small ice-covered island lying close off Spatulate Ridge in Lady Newnes Bay, Victoria Land. The name is descriptive of the appearance of the island in plan and was given by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1966.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Apostrophe Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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