Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago)
Black Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°15′S 64°17′W / 65.250°S 64.283°WCoordinates: 65°15′S 64°17′W / 65.250°S 64.283°W |
Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Black Island is an island 0.4 km (0.2 nmi) long, lying close southwest of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. It was charted and named descriptively in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill.[1]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- Runciman Rock
References[]
- ^ "Black Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Black Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago
- Wilhelm Archipelago geography stubs