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[[File:Cruzen-Island.png|350px|thumb|Map of Cruzen Island]] | [[File:Cruzen-Island.png|350px|thumb|Map of Cruzen Island]] | ||
'''Cruzen Island''' is a rocky, but mostly snow-covered island about 93 kilometers (50 nmi) north-northeast of the mouth of the [[Land Glacier]] off the | '''Cruzen Island''' is a rocky, but mostly snow-covered island about 93 kilometers (50 nmi) north-northeast of the mouth of the [[Land Glacier]] off the [[Ruppert Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
It rises to an elevation of 243 meters on the southern point. There is a colony of [[Adélie penguin]]s on the northern tip of the island. | |||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||