Parallactic Island
  Parallactic Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°32′S 62°46′E / 67.533°S 62.767°ECoordinates: 67°32′S 62°46′E / 67.533°S 62.767°E |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Parallactic Island is the most northwesterly of the Parallactic Islands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. So named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) because a photo-theodolite was erected on the island for parallactic measurement of the aurora by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1961.
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