Collins Island (South Georgia)
| Collins Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 6 '50.4 " S , 36 ° 40' 4.8" W | |
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| surface | 1.23 ha | |
Collins Iceland is a 1.23 hectare large island off the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located in front of Hercules Point east of the entrance to Macaroni Bay and southeast of First Milestone .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013 after the British marine biologist and science manager Martin Collins, chief administrative officer of the UK Mission to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , who was instrumental in the reindeer eradication program in South Georgia.
Web links
- Collins Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)