Middle Island (South Shetland Islands)
| Middle Island | ||
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| Waters | Destruction Bay | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 58 ′ S , 57 ° 36 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Middle Island (meaning "middle island" translated from English) is an island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 2.5 km south of Foreland Island in the entrance to Destruction Bay of King George Island .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped the island in 1937 and named it after its geographic location.
Web links
- Middle Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Middle Island on geographic.org (English)