Long Island, Graham Land

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James Ross Island seen from Long Island

Long Island is an island off the coast of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory. It is three nautical miles long, in a northeast–southwest direction, and half a nautical mile wide, and lies opposite the mouth of Russell East Glacier, and two nautical miles south of Trinity Peninsula, in the Prince Gustav Channel.

The island was discovered and named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1945; the name is descriptive.

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Long Island

63°46′S 58°12′W / 63.767°S 58.2°W / -63.767; -58.2Coordinates: 63°46′S 58°12′W / 63.767°S 58.2°W / -63.767; -58.2

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