Squire Island is a small island lying immediately northeast of Friar Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Squire Island
Squire Island is located in Antarctica
Squire Island
Squire Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°55′S 63°54′W / 64.917°S 63.900°W / -64.917; -63.900
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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