Etna Island

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Etna Island (63°5′S 55°9′W / 63.083°S 55.150°W / -63.083; -55.150Coordinates: 63°5′S 55°9′W / 63.083°S 55.150°W / -63.083; -55.150) is an island with a high summit, lying 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of the eastern end of Joinville Island, off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, 1839–43, who so named it because of its resemblance to the volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily.[1]

See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

  1. ↑ "Etna Island". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-05. 

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