Tadpole Island

Tadpole Island (65°56′S 65°19′W / 65.933°S 65.317°W / -65.933; -65.317Coordinates: 65°56′S 65°19′W / 65.933°S 65.317°W / -65.933; -65.317) is an island just north of Ferin Head, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959, is descriptive of the island's shape when seen from the air.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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