Talk:Adelaide Island

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Queen of England or Queen of the United Kingdom?
It seems to me that the following sentence (copied from http://usarc.usgs.gov/antarctic_atlas/index.html) seems to be incorrect:
", and named by him for Queen Adelaide of England."
I searched for a Queen Adelaide and found only two Queen Adelaide:

Island has 2 bases on it. Carvajal - This is the old Adelaide Island base operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). When BAS set up Rothera Station (on the other side of the Island, see next), the base was handed over to the Chileans and renamed. The base has been used for summer occupation only since BAS handed it over. The Skiway for plane access has been problematic and the Chilean Air Force (FACH) will no longer use it. BAS Wintering Staff visit the station from Rothera during Winter on sledging trips. Rothera Research Station - This is the British Antarctic Survey Station that took over from Adelaide Station. Apacheeng lead 19:21, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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