Eagle Island, Antarctica
Location of Trinity Peninsula | |
Eagle Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°39′S 57°27′W / 63.650°S 57.450°WCoordinates: 63°39′S 57°27′W / 63.650°S 57.450°W |
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.
Map
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
References
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