Gerd Island
| Gerd Island | ||
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| Waters | Norway Bight ( Coronation Island ) | |
| Archipelago | South Orkney Islands | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 39 ′ S , 45 ° 45 ′ W | |
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The Gerd Island ( Norwegian Gerdholmen ) is an island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located 1.5 km west-southwest of Stene Point on the east side of the entrance to Norway Bight off the south coast of Coronation Island .
The Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sørlle mapped and named the island during his visit to the South Orkney Islands between 1912 and 1913. It is named after his daughter.
Web links
- Gerd Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gerd Island on geographic.org (English)