Irving Island

Irving Island

Irving Island (coord|66|25|S|67|4|W|) is a small island at the northeast end of the Barcroft Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Laurence Irving, American physiologist who has specialized in the effects of a polar environment.

See also

* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands


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