Outer Island (South Orkney Islands)
| Outer Island | ||
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| Waters | Orwell Bight | |
| Archipelago | South Orkney Islands | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 42 ′ S , 45 ° 35 ′ W | |
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Outer Island ( English for Outer Island ) is an island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands, surrounded by flooded reef rocks . In Orwell Bight , it is 500 m east of Berntsen Point off the east coast of Signy Island .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped and named it in 1933. It is named for its geographical location beyond the entrance to Borge Bay .
Web links
- Outer Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Outer Island on geographic.org (English)