Fridtjof Island

Fridtjof Island is an island lying 2.4 km (1.5 mi) northeast of Vázquez Island, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99.[1] It is among several islands charted and named by this expedition in 1898, before their ship crossed the Antarctic Circle on 15 February.[2]

Fridtjof Island
Fridtjof Island is located in Antarctica
Fridtjof Island
Fridtjof Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°53′S 63°22′W
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Fridtjof Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. R. K. Headland (1989). Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events. Cambridge University Press. p. 221. ISBN 9780521309035.

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