Intercurrence Island
| Intercurrence Island | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Archipelago | Christiania Islands , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ S , 61 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 7 km | |
With a length of 7 km, Intercurrence Island is the largest of the Christiania Islands off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 13 km east-northeast of Liège Island at the northeast end of the Palmer Archipelago .
The exact naming background is not known. The island has been known since the records of James Hoseason , first mate on the Antarctic voyage of the British seal catcher Sprightly (1824-1825). Since then, the current designation as well as Christiania Island or Kristiania Island in connection with the archipelago to which it belongs can be found on maps .
Web links
- Intercurrence Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Intercurrence Island on geographic.org (English)