Pyrox Island is an island lying at the head of Neny Fjord, along the west coast of Graham Land. First surveyed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41. Resurveyed in 1949 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who so named it because of pyroxenic rocks found there.
![]() ![]() Pyrox Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 68°12′S 66°41′W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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