Carlson Island
Carlson Island (63°53′S 58°16′W / 63.883°S 58.267°WCoordinates: 63°53′S 58°16′W / 63.883°S 58.267°W) is a rocky island 1 nautical mile (2 km) long and 300 metres (1,000 ft) high, lying in Prince Gustav Channel 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Pitt Point, Trinity Peninsula. It was discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Wilhelm Carlson, one of the chief patrons of the expedition.[1]
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- ↑ "Carlson Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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