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Christine Island Geography Location Antarctica Coordinates 64°48′S 64°02′W / 64.8°S 64.033°W Length 0.5 mi (0.8 km) Country AntarcticaAdditional information Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System Christine Island is an island 0.5 mi (0.8 km) long which lies 1 mile (1.6 km) off the south coast of Anvers Island and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Bonaparte Point. Christine Island is located at 64°48′S 64°02′W / 64.8°S 64.033°W. The name of Christine Island was proposed by the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist Dietland Müller-Schwarze after his wife Christine Müller-Schwarze, who studied Adélie Penguins with him on the island in 1971-1972.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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