Zigzag Island
| Zigzag Island | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 37 ′ S , 59 ° 51 ′ W | |
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Zigzag Island ( English for zigzag island ) is a small island with steep coastal cliffs in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located immediately south of Tower Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after the bird's-eye view of the zigzag folds of the island .
Web links
- Zigzag Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Zigzag Island on geographic.org (English)