Teksla Island (67°27′S 60°56′E / 67.450°S 60.933°E / -67.450; 60.933) (called Norris Island in Australia) is the largest island in the Colbeck Archipelago near the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Chapman Ridge. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Teksla (the coopers axe).[1]

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  1. ↑ "Teksla Island, Antarctica - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.

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