Duke of York Island, Antarctica

Another former Duke of York Island, in the Sputh Sea, is now Atafu in Tokelau

Duke of York Island is a mountainous ice-free island, 2.5 miles long, lying in the southern part of Robertson Bay, along the northern coast of Victoria Land. It was first charted in 1899 by the Southern Cross Expedition, under Carstens Borchgrevink, who named it for the Duke of York, later George V.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Duke of York Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 71°38′S 170°04′E / 71.633°S 170.067°E / -71.633; 170.067

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