Clear Island (Antarctica)
| Clear Island | ||
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| Waters | Bismarck Street | |
| Archipelago | Wauwermans Islands , Wilhelm Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 55 ′ S , 63 ° 42 ′ W | |
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Clear Island (from English clear , clear, unambiguous ; Spanish Isla Coy , synonymous with hammock island ) is a small, snow-covered island in the Wilhelm Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is the northernmost of the Wauwermans Islands and lies immediately north of Wednesday Island .
Her Spanish name is recorded on an Argentine map from 1950. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee renamed it in 1958. It is named after the fact that the island, apart from the southwest, can be identified from every direction as a unique landmark for shipping.
Web links
- Clear Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Clear Island on geographic.org (English)