Geologists Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°13′S 58°57′W / 62.217°S 58.950°WCoordinates: 62°13′S 58°57′W / 62.217°S 58.950°W |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Geologists Island is an island, 0.5 kilometres (0.25 nmi) long, lying south of Ardley Island in the entrance of Hydrographers Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The approved name is a translation of the Russian "Ostrov Geologov" (geologists' island), applied in 1968 following Soviet Antarctic Expedition surveys from Bellingshausen Station.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Geologists Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
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