Eagle Island, Antarctica

Eagle Island

Location of Trinity Peninsula
Eagle Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°39′S 57°27′W / 63.650°S 57.450°W / -63.650; -57.450Coordinates: 63°39′S 57°27′W / 63.650°S 57.450°W / -63.650; -57.450
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Eagle Island is one of several islands around the peninsula known as Graham Land, which is closer to South America than any other part of that continent. It is an island in the continent of Antarctica,[1] separated from the Antarctic mainland by the 1.77 km wide Aripleri Passage.

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