Dumbbell Island
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 68°43′S 67°35′W / 68.717°S 67.583°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Dumbbell Island is a low rocky island lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Alamode Island in the Terra Firma Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land. The island was surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who so named it because of its shape.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Dumbbell Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Dumbbell Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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