Broka Island () is a rocky island, long and rising to , with a prominent
cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are o ...
indenting the north side, situated north of
Law Promontory
Law Promontory in Antarctica was named after Phillip Law, who flew over and photographed this feature in February 1954.
The promontory is about long, situated just west and north-west of Stefansson Bay. This feature appears to have been first ma ...
and west of
Havstein Island
Havstein Island is a rocky island, long and wide, situated north of Law Promontory and east of Broka Island, in Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars is a ...
. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the
Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...
, 1936–37. They applied the name Broka (the trousers) because the outline of the island resembles that of a pair of trousers.
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See also
* Lang Sound Lang Sound () is a sound wide at its narrowest point and long, lying between the group of islands that includes Broka Island and Havstein Island and Law Promontory. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the L ...
, a sound lying between the group of islands that includes Broka Island
* List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
External links
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Islands of Kemp Land
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