Pear Island

Pear Island (64°31′S 62°54′W / 64.517°S 62.900°W / -64.517; -62.900Coordinates: 64°31′S 62°54′W / 64.517°S 62.900°W / -64.517; -62.900) is a small island lying immediately southwest of False Island, off the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. The existence of the island is noted on a British hydrographic chart of 1929; the name is presumably descriptive of shape and appears on a British hydrographic chart of 1952.

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


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