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Archipelago

    Torgersen Island

    64°46′S 64°04′W

    Torgersen Island is a small rocky island lying just east of Litchfield Island in the entrance to Arthur Harbour, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica.

    Young Adeli. Torgersen Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
    Young Adeli. Torgersen Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

    Rob Oo from NL / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    64°46′S 64°04′W

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    Overview

    Torgersen Island is a small rocky island lying just east of Litchfield Island in the entrance to Arthur Harbour, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955 and named by the UK-APC for Torstein Torgersen, first mate of the Harbor in late February 1955, preceding the vessel Norsel in one of the ship's boats and making soundings.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Palmer Archipelago

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    Facts

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

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