Barlow Island

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / Palmer - permanent station of the US /
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Small island lying 1 mi WNW of the N tip of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name Barlow, presumably for Peter Barlow, British physicist and mathematician, was applied to a cape on the E side of Smith Island by a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. In 1951-52, the FIDS determined that no significant cape exists on the E side of the island, but for the sake of historical continuity applied the name to the island described above.
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Coordinates:   62°52'4"S   62°20'25"W
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