Ohlin Island

Ohlin Island
Ohlin Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°30′S 60°07′W / 63.500°S 60.117°W / -63.500; -60.117Coordinates: 63°30′S 60°07′W / 63.500°S 60.117°W / -63.500; -60.117
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Ohlin Island or Bailys Island is an island lying 11 kilometres (6 nmi) west of the north end of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Ohlin Island was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) and named by Otto Nordenskiöld for Axel Ohlin, zoologist with the expedition.

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