Girdler Island

Girdler Island
Girdler Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°0′S 65°39′W / 66.000°S 65.650°W / -66.000; -65.650Coordinates: 66°0′S 65°39′W / 66.000°S 65.650°W / -66.000; -65.650
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited


Girdler Island is a small island at the south side of Mutton Cove, lying 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) southwest of Cliff Island and 15 kilometres (8 nmi) west of Prospect Point, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934–37, under John Rymill.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Girdler Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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