Sprightly Island

Sprightly Island
Sprightly Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Hughes Bay, Antarctica
Coordinates 64°17′S 61°4′W / 64.283°S 61.067°W / -64.283; -61.067Coordinates: 64°17′S 61°4′W / 64.283°S 61.067°W / -64.283; -61.067
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Sprightly Island is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Spring Point in Hughes Bay, Graham Land. First roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the British sealer Sprightly, Captain Hughes, which visited this vicinity in 1824-25.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sprightly Island". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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


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