Isla Kahn
| Isla Kahn | ||
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| Waters | Murray Harbor | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 21 ′ S , 61 ° 35 ′ W | |
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The Isla Kahn is a small, crescent-shaped island off the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located immediately northwest of Challenger Island in Murray Harbor on Murray Island .
It was originally thought to be part of Challenger Island. Scientists of the 7th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1952–1953) identified it as a separate island and named it. It is named after the expedition leader Alberto Kahn Wiegand.
Web links
- Kahn, Isla in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)