Sprite Island

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Sprite Island
Map of the Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island) with Morton Strait (bottom left) and Vardim Rocks, of which Sprite Island is a part
Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with Morton Strait (bottom left) and Vardim Rocks , of which Sprite Island is a part
Waters Morton Strait
Archipelago Vardim Rocks ( South Shetland Islands )
Geographical location 62 ° 40 ′ 23 "  S , 61 ° 11 ′ 31"  W Coordinates: 62 ° 40 ′ 23 "  S , 61 ° 11 ′ 31"  W
Sprite Island (South Shetland Islands)
Sprite Island
length 270 m
width 150 m

Sprite Island ( English for Goblin Island ) is a 270 m long and 150 m wide island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It belongs to the Vardim Rocks southwest of Devils Point , the southwestern extension of the Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2011 based on the name of the neighboring Devils Point.

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