Fold Island

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Fold Island

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'''Fold Island''', also known as '''Foldøya''' is an offshore island north of [[Ives Tongue]], {{convert|6|nmi|km|0|disp=flip}} long and {{convert|3|nmi|km|0|disp=flip}} wide, which, with smaller islands south, separate [[Stefansson Bay]] to the west from [[William Scoresby Bay]] to the east. This feature was seen by [[Discovery Investigations]] (DI) personnel on the ''RSS William Scoresby'' in February 1936, who mapped it as part of the mainland. It was determined to be an island and named Foldøya by Norwegian cartographers who charted this area from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (LCE) in January–February 1937.
'''Fold Island''', also known as '''Foldøya''' is an offshore island north of [[Ives Tongue]], {{convert|6|nmi|km|0|disp=flip}} long and {{convert|3|nmi|km|0|disp=flip}} wide, which, with smaller islands south, separate [[Stefansson Bay]] to the west from [[William Scoresby Bay]] to the east. This feature was seen by [[Discovery Investigations]] (DI) personnel on the ''RSS William Scoresby'' in February 1936, who mapped it as part of the mainland. It was determined to be an island and named Foldøya by Norwegian cartographers who charted this area from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (LCE) in January–February 1937.
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