Emma Island
Emma Island is an island 2.8 km (1.5 nmi) long, with bare jagged peaks projecting through an icecap, lying 1.9 km (1 nmi) east of Louise Island and 7.4 km (4 nmi) west of Nansen Island in the southwestern half of the entrance to Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, and named after his mother, Emma de Gerlache de Gomery.[1]
  Emma Island Location in Antarctica  Emma Island Emma Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°36′S 62°22′W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
References
- "Emma Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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