Harcourt Island

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Harcourt Island is a small island at the north side of the entrance to Royal Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 after Cape Harcourt, the easternmost point of this island.[1]

See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

  1. ↑ "Harcourt Island". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Harcourt Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 54°29′S 35°58′W / 54.483°S 35.967°W / -54.483; -35.967


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