Peace Island
| Peace Island | ||
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| Waters | Dallmann Bay | |
| Archipelago | Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 17 ′ S , 62 ° 56 ′ W | |
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Peace Island is a small island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the group of Melchior Islands , it is the northernmost of a series of islands that are spread out 1.5 km of the western foothills of the Eta Island in a northerly direction.
The name probably goes back to scientists of the British Discovery Investigations , who surveyed the island in 1927. Further measurements were made during Argentine Antarctic expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.
Web links
- Peace Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Peace Island on geographic.org (English)