Egg Island (Antarctica)
Egg Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°41′S 57°42′W / 63.683°S 57.700°WCoordinates: 63°41′S 57°42′W / 63.683°S 57.700°W |
Width | 2.8 km (1.74 mi) |
Highest elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Egg Island is a circular island 2.8 kilometres (1.5 nmi) in diameter and 310 m high, lying 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Tail Island in the northeast part of Prince Gustav Channel. Probably first seen by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04. Egg Island was charted in 1945 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who so named it because of its relative position to Tail, Eagle and Beak Islands.
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