Graptolite Island

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Graptolite Island
Map of Laurie Island with Fitchie Bay (right) where Grapholite Island is located
Map of Laurie Island with Fitchie Bay (right) where Grapholite Island is located
Waters Fitchie Bay
Geographical location 60 ° 42 ′ 56 ″  S , 44 ° 27 ′ 51 ″  W Coordinates: 60 ° 42 ′ 56 ″  S , 44 ° 27 ′ 51 ″  W
Graptolite Island (Antarctica)
Graptolite Island
length 800 m
Residents uninhabited

Graptolite Island (English for Graptolite Island ) is an 800 m long island not far from the southeast coast of Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located in the northeast section of Fitchie Bay .

Two islands are shown at this point on the maps of the British navigator James Weddell from 1825. Participants of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) under the direction of the polar explorer William Speirs Bruce cleared up this error in 1903 and named the island after the numerous graptolite fossils found here.

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