Detaille Island

Detaille Island
Detaille Island
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°52′S 66°48′W / 66.867°S 66.8°W / -66.867; -66.8
Country
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Detaille Island is a small island off the Northern end of Arrowsmith Peninsula in Antarctica. From 1956 to 1959 it was home to "Station W" of the British Antarctic Survey.[1][2] It is now visited with some frequency by Antarctic cruise ships.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/our_history/stations_and_refuges/detaille.php
  2. ^ "Station W" in 2008

External links


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