Corry Island

Corry Island is an island 4 kilometres (2 nmi) long and 510 metres (1,670 ft) high, lying off the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula between Vega Island and Eagle Island. This is believed to be the feature sighted by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, 1839–43, and named Cape Corry for Thomas L. Corry, a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty. In 1945, the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted an archipelago in this area. The present application of this name is in accord with the FIDS "that the name of Corry should be perpetuated on the most conspicuous of these islands as seen from eastward (the direction from which it was seen by Ross)."[1]

Corry Island
Corry Island is located in Antarctica
Corry Island
Corry Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°43′S 57°31′W
Length4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation510 m (1670 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Corry Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 26 November 2011.

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