Prior Island
Prior Island (75°41′S 162°52′E / 75.683°S 162.867°E) is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying just east of Lamplugh Island, off the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The island was first charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Ernest Shackleton. It was probably named for George Thurland Prior, Keeper of Minerals, British Museum, 1909-27.[citation needed]
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