Cornet Island

Cornet Island: Cornet Island (65°34′S 64°58′W / 65.567°S 64.967°W / -65.567; -64.967) is an island lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of Milnes Island along the west side of Grandidier Channel, in the Biscoe Islands. First charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959, is descriptive of the island's shape when seen from the air.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cornet Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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