Pharos Island
| Pharos Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Welcome Islands ( South Georgia ) | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 58 ′ S , 37 ° 30 ′ W | |
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Pharos Island is an island in the South Georgia archipelago in the South Atlantic . It is the southernmost of the three large Welcome Islands and is one of the breeding areas of the golden crested penguin .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it 2009. It is named after the Pharos , one since 2006 in the service of the government of the British overseas territory South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands stationary vessel for fisheries inspection .
Web links
- Pharos Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)