Barratt Island

Barratt Island is a small island lying off the Vestfold Hills, about 2 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Bluff Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for N.R. Barratt, a weather observer at Davis Station in 1960.[1]

Not to be confused with Barrett Island.
Barratt Island
Barratt Island is located in Antarctica
Barratt Island
Barratt Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°33′S 77°52′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Barratt Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

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