Endurance Island
| Endurance Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Hauge Reef ( South Georgia ) | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 28 ′ S , 36 ° 57 ′ W | |
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Endurance Island is a tussock- covered island in the archipelago of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located in the center of the Hauge Reef and is home to breeding colonies of the giant petrel .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. It is named after the HMS Endurance , which was used in the Falklands War in April 1982 to recapture South Georgia after the invasion by the armed forces of Argentina .
Web links
- Endurance Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)