Harry Island

Harry Island
Harry Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°8′S 61°59′W / 64.133°S 61.983°W / -64.133; -61.983Coordinates: 64°8′S 61°59′W / 64.133°S 61.983°W / -64.133; -61.983
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Harry Island is an icecapped island dominated by a truncated pyramidal peak, lying at the southeast entrance to the channel between Brabant Island and Liège Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named for a supporter of the expedition.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Harry Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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