Brambleleaf Island
| Brambleleaf Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 44 ′ S , 35 ° 52 ′ W | |
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Brambleleaf Island is a tussock- overgrown island in the archipelago of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located southeast of Iris Bay , east of Twitcher Bay and north of Lewald Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. It is named after the tanker RFA Brambleleaf of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary , which was used in April 1982 as a supply ship in the Falklands War during the reconquest of South Georgia after the invasion by the armed forces of Argentina .
Web links
- Brambleleaf Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)