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Sprightly Island is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Spring Point in Hughes Bay, Graham Land. First roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the British sealer Sprightly, Captain Hughes, which visited this vicinity in 1824–25.[1]

Sprightly Island

Sprightly Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Hughes Bay, Antarctica
Coordinates	64°17′S 61°4′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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Sprightly Island ist eine Insel vor der Danco-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt 1,5 km nordwestlich des Spring Point in der Hughes Bay.

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