Bryde Island
| Bryde Island | ||
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| Waters | Gerlache Street ( Lientur Canal , Paradise Harbor , Argentino Canal ) | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 52 '35 " S , 63 ° 1' 38" W | |
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| length | 10 km | |
| width | 5 km | |
The Bryde Island ( French Île Bryde ) is an island that is located immediately southwest of Lemaire Island off the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula .
They were discovered by participants in the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery . This named the island after the Norwegian businessman Johan Bryde (1858-1925), who represented the interests of the research trip in Norway .
Web links
- Bryde Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bryde Island on geographic.org (English)