Guile Island is an island lying 2 km (1 nmi) southwest of Duchaylard Island, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 because, while there appears to be a number of landing places on this island, numerous underwater rocks make approach dangerous, so requiring guile in the attempt.[1]
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°44′S 65°11′W / 65.733°S 65.183°W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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edit- ^ "Guile Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Guile Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.