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    Stoker Island

    Isla Stoker

    62°24′S 59°51′W

    Stoker Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 550 by 400 m (600 by 440 yd), surface area 20 hectares (49 acres). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

    62°24′S 59°51′W

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    Stoker Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 550 by 400 m (600 by 440 yd), surface area 20 hectares (49 acres). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after Donald Tait, 'stoker' of the survey motor boat Nimrod of the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit in the South Shetlands in 1967.

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    Also in South Shetland Islands

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