Sprightly Island

Sprightly Island is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Spring Point in Hughes Bay, Graham Land. First roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the British sealer Sprightly, Captain Hughes, which visited this vicinity in 1824–25.[1]

Sprightly Island
Sprightly Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationHughes Bay, Antarctica
Coordinates64°17′S 61°4′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Sprightly Island". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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