Fisher Island (Antarctica)
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°08′S 154°00′W / 77.133°S 154.000°WCoordinates: 77°08′S 154°00′W / 77.133°S 154.000°W |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Fisher Island is an ice-covered island 13 kilometres (7 nmi) long, lying just North of Edward VII Peninsula where it marks the Western side of the entrance to Sulzberger Bay. Mapped from surveys by the USGS and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named in 1966 by US-ACAN for Wayne Fisher of the United States Department of State.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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