Lambert Island
| Lambert Island | ||
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| Waters | English Strait | |
| Archipelago | Aitcho Islands ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 22 ′ S , 59 ° 46 ′ W | |
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Lambert Island is a small island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the group of Aitcho Islands in the English Strait , it lies west of Fort William on Robert Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. It is named after Rear Admiral Nick Lambert, National Hydrographer from 2010 to 2012 and Commander of HMS Endurance from 2005 to 2007.
Web links
- Lambert Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)