Beak Island
  Beak Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°37′S 57°18′W / 63.617°S 57.300°W |
| Highest elevation | 360 m (1180 ft) |
| Administration | |
None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Beak Island is an arc-shaped island, 7 kilometres (4 nmi) long and 360 metres (1,200 ft) high, lying 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northeast of Eagle Island in the northeast part of Prince Gustav Channel. It was probably first seen in 1902–03 by members of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld. The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyed Beak Island in 1945 and so named it because of its shape and relative position to nearby Tail Island and Eagle Island.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Beak Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Beak Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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