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Sierra Island (62°24′S 59°48′W) is a narrow island which is marked by a series of small elevations throughout its length, lying 0.5 miles (0.8 km) northwest of Dee Island and north of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area 14 hectares (35 acres).[1]

Sierra Island
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
Sierra Island
Location of Sierra Island
Sierra Island
Sierra Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°24′S 59°48′W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area14 ha (35 acres)[1]
Length0.5 mi (0.8 km)
Administration
Antarctica
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Named by the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950–51, after Sgt. Victor Sierra, sick-bay attendant of the patrol ship Lientur on the expedition.


See also



References


  1. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4


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

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands


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[de] Sierra Island

Sierra Island (spanisch Isla Sierra) ist eine schmale Insel mit einer Reihe kleinerer Anhöhen über ihre gesamte Länge im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Sie liegt 800 nordwestlich von Dee Island.
- [en] Sierra Island

[es] Isla Sierra

La isla Sierra es una isla de la Antártida localizada a 62°24′S 59°48′O a unos 800 m al noroeste de la isla Dee, en el sector de la ribera occidental del estrecho Inglés, en las islas Shetland del Sur.


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