Beta Island, Melchior Islands

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Beta Island

Melchior Islands
(British Antarctic Territory)

Location

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Location: 64°18’59"S, 62°59’38"W
Data
Population: Uninhabited

Beta Island is a small island amongst the cluster known as the Melchior Islands, between Anvers Island and Brabant Island amongst the larger Palmer Archipelago west of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.

Beta lies immediately north of Kappa Island and close south-west of Alpha Island. The name, derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly surveyed the island in 1927. The island was also surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Beta Island
The Melchior Islands, British Antarctic Territory

ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩAndersen HarbourMelchior HarbourPeace IslandThe Sound