Breccia Island

Breccia Island (68°22′S 67°1′W) is a small low island lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northwest of the Tiber Rocks in the northern part of Rymill Bay, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was photographed by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in November 1947 (trimetrogon air photography), and so named by RARE geologist Robert L. Nichols because the country rock is a plutonic breccia.[1]

Breccia Island
Breccia Island is located in Antarctica
Breccia Island
Breccia Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°22′S 67°1′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Breccia Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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