Tower Island
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Location of Tower Island.
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| Location | Antarctica |
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| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
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| Population | 0 |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Tower Island is an Antarctic island 8 km (5 mi) long and 305 m (1,001 ft) high, lying 32 km (20 mi) north-east of Trinity Island and marking the north-east extent of Palmer Archipelago. The Pearl Rocks lie off its west coast.
The island was named on 30 January 1820 by Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, who described it as a round island.[1]
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See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Map
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
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