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Harry Island is an island off the coast of mainland Antarctica, in the Palmer Archipelago.

Harry Island

Harry Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°8′S 61°59′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Features and discovery

The icecapped island is dominated by a truncated pyramidal peak, lying at the southeast entrance to the channel between Brabant Island and Liège Island. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named for Gerard Harry, Belgian journalist and promoter of the expedition.[1] The island was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57 [2]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

На других языках

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[de] Harry-Insel

Die Harry-Insel (französisch Île Harry, in Argentinien Isla Enrique) ist eine vereiste Insel im Palmer-Archipel vor der Westküste der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt in der südöstlichen Einfahrt der Meerenge zwischen der Brabant-Insel und Liège Island. Dominiert wird die Insel durch einen 128 m hohen, pyramidenförmigen Berg.

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- [en] Harry Island

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