Sprightly Island

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Sprightly Island
Sprightly Island is located in Antarctica
Sprightly Island
Sprightly Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationHughes Bay, Antarctica
Coordinates64°17′S 61°4′W / 64.283°S 61.067°W / -64.283; -61.067Coordinates: 64°17′S 61°4′W / 64.283°S 61.067°W / -64.283; -61.067
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Sprightly Island is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Spring Point in Hughes Bay, Graham Land. First roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the British sealer Sprightly, , which visited this vicinity in 1824–25.[1]

See also[]

  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

  1. ^ "Sprightly Island". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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