Day Island

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / General San Martin - permanent station of Argentina /
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Island, 7 mi long and 3 mi wide, lying immediately S of The Gullet and 2 mi N of Wyatt Island in the N part of Laubeuf Fjord, off the W coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill, who used the provisional name Middle Island for this feature. The island was resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS and renamed by them for V. Admiral Sir Archibald Day, Hydrographer to the Navy.
Coordinates:   67°14'32"S   67°42'12"W
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