Brooklyn Island (64°39′S62°4′W) is an island 4km (2.5mi) long, lying 1.6km (1mi) south of Nansen Island in the eastern part of Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named after Brooklyn, New York, the home of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, American member of the expedition who served as surgeon, anthropologist, and photographer.
Brooklyn Island
See also
List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the United States Geological Surveydocument: "Brooklyn Island".(content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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