Limitrophe Island
| Limitrophe Island | ||
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| Waters | Bismarck Street | |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 47 ′ 39 ″ S , 64 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 800 m | |
Limitrophe Island (from English limitrophe 'neighboring country' ) is an 800 m long and oval island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located immediately east of Christine Island and 1.5 km south of Anvers Island .
The island was named in 1972 by scientists from the Palmer station , in whose area of operations it was located.
Web links
- Limitrophe Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Limitrophe Island on geographic.org (English)