Sierra Island
| Sierra Island | ||
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| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 25 ′ S , 59 ° 48 ′ W | |
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Sierra Island ( Spanish Isla Sierra ) is a narrow island with a series of small hills along its entire length in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 800 northwest of Dee Island .
Participants of the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1950–1951) named him after Sergeant Victor Sierra, hospital officer on the ship Lientur on this research trip . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 1980.
Web links
- Sierra Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sierra Island on geographic.org (English)