Comb Island

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Comb Island

Danger Islands
(British Antarctic Territory)

Location

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Location: 63°24’34"S, 54°43’8"W
Data

Comb Island is one of the Danger Islands, a cluster of islets off Joinville Island, off the northern tip of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.

The island was named descriptively Islote Peine, meaning 'comb islet' by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, hence the name Comb Island.

References

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


The Danger Islands, off Joinville Island in the British Antarctic Territory

Heroína IslandBeagle IslandComb IslandDarwin IslandPlatter IslandEarle IslandDixey Rock