Emma Island

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / Palmer - permanent station of the US /
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Island 1.5 mi long, with bare jagged peaks projecting through an icecap, lying 4 mi W of Nansen Island in the SW half of the entrance to Wilhelmina Bay, off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, and named after his mother, Emma de Gerlache de Gomery.
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Coordinates:   64°36'8"S   62°18'41"W
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