Fridtjof Island

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Fridtjof Island is an island lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Vazquez Island, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99.[1]

See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

  1. ↑ "Fridtjof Island". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-10. 

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Coordinates: 64°53′S 63°22′W / 64.883°S 63.367°W / -64.883; -63.367

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