Coordinates: 65°15′S 64°17′W / 65.250°S 64.283°W / -65.250; -64.283

Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago)

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Black Island
Black Island is located in Antarctica
Black Island
Black Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°15′S 64°17′W / 65.250°S 64.283°W / -65.250; -64.283
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Black Island is an island 0.4 km (0.2 nmi) long, lying close southwest of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. It was charted and named descriptively in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Black Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Black Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.