Bremen Island (German: Bremeninsel), also known as Zeta Island, is a 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 100 ha (247 acres) uninhabited island, part of the Melchior Islands in the Southern Ocean along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  Bremen Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°19′19″S 62°56′06″W / 64.322°S 62.935°W |
| Archipelago | Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago |
| Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
A 1 km (0.62 mi) long channel (Bremenkanal) separates Omega Island and Bremen Island. The existence of the channel was discovered during a zodiac excursion on 2 February 2003 by the German cruise ship MS Bremen,[1] named after the German city of Bremen. The name "Bremen Island" was proposed by Bärbel Krämer of Hapag-Lloyd.
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edit- ^ "Antarctic Gazetteer - Bremeninsel". Retrieved 16 October 2009.
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