Delta Island

Delta Island

File:Delta Island, Melchior Islands, BAT.svg
Delta Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula Delta Island Delta Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°19′S 62°59′W
Archipelago	Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago
Length	0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Delta Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying close southeast of Lambda Island and east of Alpha Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly surveyed the island in 1927. The island was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.

See also

• Bills Point
• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Harpun Rocks
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Delta Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.