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Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica

Bielecki Island
Bielecki Island is located in AntarcticaBielecki IslandBielecki IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°46′S 64°29′W / 64.767°S 64.483°W / -64.767; -64.483
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bielecki Island (64°46′S 64°29′W / 64.767°S 64.483°W / -64.767; -64.483) is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) north of Trundy Island in the western part of the Joubin Islands. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Johannes N. Bielecki, an assistant engineer in RV Hero on her first Antarctic voyage to Palmer Station in 1968.

See also

References

  1. "Bielecki Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 13 June 2011.

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


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