Eagle Island, Graham Land
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| Eagle Island | |
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| Location: | 57°29’22"S, 63°39’36"W |
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| Population: | Uninhabited |
Eagle Island is an osland off the Trinity Peninsula at the tip of Graham Land, in the British Antarctic Territory. The island lies with in the Prince Gustav Channel, which separates it from the Antarctic mainland.
The island was first seen in 1902–03 by members of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, but not recognized as an island. The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyed Eagle Island in 1945 and named it after the FIDS ship Eagle (which gave a name also to nearby Eagle Cove). The Survey named the neighbouring islands in reference to 'Eagle': Beak Island, Tail Island and Egg Island.