Query Island
| Query Island | ||
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| Waters | Mikkelsen Bay | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 48 ′ S , 67 ° 11 ′ W | |
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Query Island (from English query 'doubt, inquiry' ) is a striking and rocky island off the Fallières coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . On the south side of Mikkelsen Bay , it lies between the foothills of Clarke Glacier and Keyhole Island .
Scientists from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey first surveyed and named the island in 1948. It was named after the fact that from a certain distance it was unclear whether it was an island or part of the mainland coast.
Web links
- Query Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Query Island on geographic.org (English)