Barrier Island (Antarctica)

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Barrier Island (68°26′S 78°23′E / 68.433°S 78.383°E / -68.433; 78.383) is an

Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. Visited in 1957 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party and so named because the island appeared to form a barrier to the passage of icebergs up Tryne Fjord.[1]

See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

  1. ^ Barrier Island: Antarctica

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