Challenger Island

Challenger Island (64°21′S 61°35′W / 64.350°S 61.583°W / -64.350; -61.583Coordinates: 64°21′S 61°35′W / 64.350°S 61.583°W / -64.350; -61.583) is an island lying just north of Murray Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. The name was used in 1906 by J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, 1901–04.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Challenger Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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