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Location | Antarctica |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
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Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Cormorant Island is an island lying off the south side of Anvers Island, 2.5 miles (4 km) East-southeast of Bonaparte Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. Cormorant Island is located at . Cormorant Island was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1954, but not named. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because of the large number of cormorants on the island.