Gand Island
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Ice-covered island, 3 mi long and 1.5 mi wide, lying at the N end of Schollaert Channel, between Anvers and Brabant Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, and named by Gerlache after Gand, the French form of Ghent, a city in Belgium where subscription drives were held to help finance the expedition.
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Coordinates: 64°24'20"S 62°51'22"W
- Arctowski Peninsula 22 km
- Renaud Island 200 km
- Livingston Island 235 km
- James Ross Island 236 km
- King George Island 339 km
- Joinville Island 341 km
- Joinville Island Group 350 km
- Elephant Island (Island of Mordvinov) 537 km
- Coronation Island 962 km
- South Orkney Islands 966 km
- Melchior Islands 11 km
- Patagonia Bay 16 km
- Gourdon Peninsula 18 km
- Fournier Bay 19 km
- Errera Channel 36 km
- Arctowski Peninsula 41 km
- Wilhelmina Bay 42 km
- Hill Bay 44 km
- Neumayer Channel 50 km
- Andvord Bay 51 km