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    Gamma Island

    Gammainsel

    64°20′S 63°00′W

    6 kilometres (1 mi) long, which marks the southwestern extremity of the Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. This island was first roughly charted and named "Ile Gouts" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage.

    Argentina operates the summer-only Melchior Base on the Melchoir Islands in Dallmann Bay between Brabant and Anvers islands. The station has been used for weather and marine biology research.
    Argentina operates the summer-only Melchior Base on the Melchoir Islands in Dallmann Bay between Brabant and Anvers islands. The station has been used for weather and marine biology research.

    David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    64°20′S 63°00′W

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Gamma Island is an island, 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) long, which marks the southwestern extremity of the Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. This island was first roughly charted and named "Ile Gouts" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage. The current name, derived from gamma, the third letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly surveyed the island in 1927. The island was also surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948. The Argentines call it Isla Observatorio and erected the Melchior Base there in 1947.

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    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Melchior Islands

    • Eta Island

      3.5 km²▲ 171 m

      Major islands

    • Omega Island

      3.3 km²▲ 195 m

      Major islands

    • Lambda Island

      1.5 km²▲ 136 m

      Minor islands

    • Bremen Island

      0.49 km²▲ 122 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.43 km²▲ 102 m

      Minor islands

    • Kappa Island

      0.23 km²▲ 78 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.17 km²

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.16 km²▲ 60 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Palmer Archipelago

    Also in Psi Islands

    Also in Theta Islands

    Also in West Melchior Islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs