Hermit Island (Antarctic)
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°48′S 64°02′W / 64.800°S 64.033°W. |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Length | 1.0 mi (1.6 km) |
| Country | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Hermit Island is an island nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) long, lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Bonaparte Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Hermit Island is located at 64°48′S 64°02′W / 64.800°S 64.033°W. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) at the Arthur Harbor station spent some time on this island alone in January 1957, making survey observations.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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