Yoke Island

Yoke Island

Yoke Island (coord|63|58|S|61|56|W|) is an island lying west of the north end of Liege Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05. The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 is descriptive of the shape of the island in both plan and elevation.

See also

* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands


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