Hermit Island (Antarctic)

Hermit Island is an island nearly 2 kilometres (1 nmi) long, lying 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) southeast of Bonaparte Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) at the Arthur Harbor station spent some time on this island alone in January 1957, making survey observations.

Not to be confused with Hermite Islands.
For Hermite Island in Australia, see Montebello Islands.
Hermit Island
Hermit Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°48′S 64°02′W
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References

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