Tripp Island

Tripp Island

Tripp Island (coord|76|38|S|162|42|E|) is an island in the south part of Tripp Bay along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) which named this feature for Leonard O.H. Tripp of Wellington, New Zealand, a friend and supporter of Ernest Shackleton.

See also

* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands


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