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 3 nautical miles long, in a northeast–southwest direction, and hal;f a nautical mile wide, and lies opposite the mouth of Russell East Glacier, and 2 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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