Tripod Island
| Tripod Island | ||
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| Waters | Andersen Harbor | |
| Archipelago | Melchior Islands , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 18 ′ S , 62 ° 57 ′ W | |
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Tripod Island (from English tripod , tripod, tripod ' ) is an island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the group of the Melchior Islands , it is located immediately south of the western foothills of the Etainsel and marks the north side of the western entrance to Andersen Harbor .
The name probably goes back to scientists working for the British Discovery Investigations in 1927. Argentine scientists surveyed the island in 1942, 1943, and 1948.
Web links
- Tripod Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tripod Island on geographic.org (English)