Girdler Island


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]

Girdler Island
Girdler Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°0′S 65°39′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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