Brooklyn Island
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Brooklyn Island () is an island 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long, lying 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Nansen Island in the east part of Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named after the home of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, American member of the expedition who served as surgeon, anthropologist, and photographer.
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This article incorporates text from Brooklyn Island, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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