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Spert Island is an island lying off the west extremity of Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901–04. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Thomas Spert, Controller of the King's Ships in the time of Henry VIII, founder and first Master of the Mariners of England, which later became the Corporation of Trinity House.

Spert Island

Spert Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	63°51′S 60°57′W
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

External links

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

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Spert Island ist eine Insel im Palmer-Archipel westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt vor dem westlichen Ausläufer von Trinity Island, von der sie durch die 110 m breite Tschajka-Passage getrennt ist.

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