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Archipelago

    Trinity Island

    Isla Trinidad

    63°51′S 60°44′W

    Trinity Island or Île de la Trinité or Isla Trinidad is an island 24 km (15 mi) long and 10 km (6 mi) wide in the northern part of the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. 3 km (6 mi) north-northwest of Cape Andreas on the Antarctic Peninsula.

    Gentoo Penguins at Trinity Island, Antarctica - Photograph by Anne Dirkse, http://www.annedirkse.com
    Gentoo Penguins at Trinity Island, Antarctica - Photograph by Anne Dirkse, http://www.annedirkse.com

    Anne Dirkse (www.annedirkse.com) / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    63°51′S 60°44′W

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    Overview

    Trinity Island or Île de la Trinité or Isla Trinidad is an island 24 km (15 mi) long and 10 km (6 mi) wide in the northern part of the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It lies 37 km (23 mi) east of Hoseason Island, 72.6 km (45 mi) south of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, and 10.3 km (6 mi) north-northwest of Cape Andreas on the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was named by Otto Nordenskiöld, leader of the 1901-1904 Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SAE) in commemoration of Edward Bransfield's "Trinity Land" of 1820.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Palmer Archipelago

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs