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'''Smiggers Island''' is one of the [[Pitt Islands]], a group within the [[Biscoe Islands]] group in the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. | '''Smiggers Island''' is one of the [[Pitt Islands]], a group within the [[Biscoe Islands]] group in the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. | ||
| − | The | + | The island lies to the east of [[Johannessen Harbour]] and a mile south-east of [[Weller Island]]. It was charted and named following air photography by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956. |
As with other names amongst the Pitt Islands, this island is named after character in the ''Pickwick Papers''; after Joseph Smiggers Esquire, Perpetual Vice-President of the Pickwick Club. | As with other names amongst the Pitt Islands, this island is named after character in the ''Pickwick Papers''; after Joseph Smiggers Esquire, Perpetual Vice-President of the Pickwick Club. | ||
Revision as of 22:29, 8 March 2022
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Smiggers Island is one of the Pitt Islands, a group within the Biscoe Islands group in the British Antarctic Territory.
The island lies to the east of Johannessen Harbour and a mile south-east of Weller Island. It was charted and named following air photography by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956.
As with other names amongst the Pitt Islands, this island is named after character in the Pickwick Papers; after Joseph Smiggers Esquire, Perpetual Vice-President of the Pickwick Club.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Smiggers Island
