Andersson Island

Andersson Island is a 7 mi (11 km) long and 4 mi (6.4 km) wide volcanic island of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group, located at the eastern end of the Tabarin Peninsula, Antarctica.[1]

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Andersson Island (labelled 9) amongst the island chain off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula
Andersson is located in Antarctica
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Geography
LocationAntarctic Sound
Coordinates63°35′S 56°35′W
ArchipelagoJoinville Island group
Adjacent toHope Bay
Length1.9 km (1.18 mi)
Highest elevation435 m (1427 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The island was originally named Uruguay Island by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, after the Argentine ship Uruguay which participated in the rescue of the ship-wrecked Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1903.[2] It was ultimately renamed Andersson Island on November 21, 1949. It was named for Dr. Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874-1960), a Swedish geologist who had served on the Swedish Antarctic Expedition. The renaming was necessary to avoid confusion with Uruguay Island, located off the Graham Coast.[3]

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