Cricklewood Island
| Cricklewood Island | ||
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| Waters | English Strait | |
| Archipelago | Aitcho Islands ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 23 ′ S , 59 ° 46 ′ W | |
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Cricklewood Island is a small island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the group of Aitcho Islands in the English Strait , it lies north of Emeline Island and southwest of Jorge Island . Together with Bath Island and Taunton Island , it forms the group of the Riksa Islands .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after the London borough of Cricklewood , where the main department of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office was located until 1968 .
Web links
- Cricklewood Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)