Gamma Island, Melchior Islands
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| Location: | 64°19’48"S, 62°59’36"W |
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| Population: | Uninhabited |
Gamma 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.
The island is a mile long and marks the southwestern extremity of the Melchior Islands. This island was first roughly charted and named "Ile Gouts" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage. The current name, derived from gamma, the third 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: Gamma Island
| The Melchior Islands, British Antarctic Territory |
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