Sigma Island
| Sigma Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Welcome Islands ( South Georgia ) | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 58 ′ S , 37 ° 29 ′ W | |
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Sigma Island is an island in the South Georgia archipelago in the South Atlantic . It is the northernmost of the three large Welcome Islands and is one of the breeding areas of the black-browed albatross .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it 2009. It is named after the Sigma , a 2002 to 2005 in the service of the Government of the British Overseas Territories South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Falkland Islands stationary vessel for fisheries inspection .
Web links
- Sigma Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)