Tower Island
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tower-island-171-16178287
title:
Tower Island
text:
Tower Island is an Antarctic island 9 kilometres (5 nmi) long and 305 m (1,001 ft) high. It marks the north-east extent of Palmer Archipelago. It lies 37 kilometres (20 nmi) north-east of Trinity Island, separated by Gilbert Strait. Both islands are separated from the Davis Coast to the south by Orléans Strait, running northeast–southwest. The Pearl Rocks lie off the West Coast of Tower Island. The island was named on 30 January 1820 by Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, who described it as
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Island
date created:
2005-03-05T06:52:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T16:25:46Z
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image:
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13
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