Sprightly Island
Sprightly Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Hughes Bay, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°17′S 61°4′W / 64.283°S 61.067°WCoordinates: 64°17′S 61°4′W / 64.283°S 61.067°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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[]
- ^ "Sprightly Island". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sprightly Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of Graham Land
- Danco Coast
- Danco Coast geography stubs