Ohlin Island
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| File:Gerlache Strait.png Ohlin Island is in the upper right corner | |
Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°30′S 60°07′W / 63.500°S 60.117°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Ohlin Island or Bailys Island is an island lying 11 kilometres (6 nmi) west of the north end of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Ohlin Island was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) and named by Otto Nordenskiöld for Axel Ohlin, zoologist with the expedition.[1]
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Physeter Rocks
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Ohlin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
