Girdler Island
Girdler Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°0′S 65°39′W / 66.000°S 65.650°WCoordinates: 66°0′S 65°39′W / 66.000°S 65.650°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Girdler Island is a small island at the south side of Mutton Cove, lying 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) southwest of Cliff Island and 15 kilometres (8 nmi) west of Prospect Point, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934–37, under John Rymill.[1]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ "Girdler Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Girdler Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of Graham Land
- Graham Coast
- Graham Coast geography stubs