Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago)
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]
Black Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°15′S 64°17′W |
Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- "Black Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
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