Beagle Island (Antarctica)
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°25′S 54°40′W / 63.417°S 54.667°WCoordinates: 63°25′S 54°40′W / 63.417°S 54.667°W |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Beagle Island is an island lying northeast of Darwin Island in the Danger Islands off the east end of Joinville Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 after HMS Beagle (Captain Robert FitzRoy), due to its proximity to Darwin Island.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Beagle Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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