Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago)

Black Island is an island 0.4 km (0.2 nmi) long, lying close southwest of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. It was charted and named descriptively in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill.[1]

Black Island
Black Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°15′S 64°17′W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Black Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

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