Fisher Island (Antarctica)

Fisher Island

Fisher Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	77°08′S 154°00′W / 77.133°S 154.000°W / -77.133; -154.000Coordinates: 77°08′S 154°00′W / 77.133°S 154.000°W / -77.133; -154.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Fisher Island is an ice-covered island 13 kilometres (7 nmi) long, lying just north of Edward VII Peninsula where it marks the Western side of the entrance to Sulzberger Bay. Mapped from surveys by the USGS and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named in 1966 by US-ACAN for Wayne Fisher of the United States Department of State.

See also[]

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References[]

External links[]

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisher Island

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