Barker Island (South Georgia)
| Barker Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Hauge Reef ( South Georgia ) | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 29 ′ S , 36 ° 59 ′ W | |
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Barker Island is a tussock- overgrown island in the archipelago of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located at the western end of the Hauge Reef and is home to breeding colonies of the giant petrel .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. It is named after Captain Nicholas Barker (1933–1997) of the Royal Navy , commander of the HMS Endurance in the Falklands War when South Georgia was retaken after the invasion by the armed forces of Argentina .
Web links
- Barker Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)