Delta Island

Delta Island
Delta Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°19′S 62°59′W / 64.317°S 62.983°W / -64.317; -62.983Coordinates: 64°19′S 62°59′W / 64.317°S 62.983°W / -64.317; -62.983
Archipelago Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago
Length 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Delta Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying close southeast of Lambda Island and east of Alpha Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly surveyed the island in 1927. The island was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Delta Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-06.

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