Fridtjof Island

Fridtjof Island is an island lying 2.4 km (1.5 mi) northeast of Vázquez Island, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99.[1] It is among several islands charted and named by this expedition in 1898, before their ship crossed the Antarctic Circle on 15 February.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fridtjof Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  2. ↑ R. K. Headland (1989). Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events. Cambridge University Press. p. 221.

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Coordinates: 64°53′S 63°22′W / 64.883°S 63.367°W / -64.883; -63.367


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