Penola Island
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°3′S 57°51′W / 62.050°S 57.850°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Penola Island is a small island in Sherratt Bay lying close off the south coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, and named for the Penola, the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) ship which assisted the Discovery II in the search for a survey party stranded on King George Island in January 1937.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Penola Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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