Harry Island Explained

Harry Island
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-64.1333°N -120°W
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Harry Island is an island off the coast of mainland Antarctica, in the Palmer Archipelago.

Features and discovery

The icecapped island is dominated by a truncated pyramidal peak, lying at the southeast entrance to the channel between Brabant Island and Liège Island. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named for Gerard Harry, Belgian journalist and promoter of the expedition. The island was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57 [1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SCAR Composite Gazetteer . data.aad.gov.au.