Gamma Island

Gamma Island
Gamma Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°20′S 63°0′W / 64.333°S 63.000°W / -64.333; -63.000Coordinates: 64°20′S 63°0′W / 64.333°S 63.000°W / -64.333; -63.000
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Gamma Island is an island, 1 nautical mile (2 km) long, which marks the southwestern extremity of the Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. This island was first roughly charted and named "Ile Gouts" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage. The current name, derived from gamma, the third letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly surveyed the island in 1927. The island was also surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gamma Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-16.

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