Breccia Island

Breccia Island

Breccia Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	68°22′S 67°1′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Breccia Island (68°22′S 67°1′W) is a small low island lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northwest of the Tiber Rocks in the northern part of Rymill Bay, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was photographed by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in November 1947 (trimetrogon air photography), and so named by RARE geologist Robert L. Nichols because the country rock is a plutonic breccia.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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