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Carlson Island

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Location
  
Antarctica

Population
  
Uninhabited

Highest elevation
  
300 m (1,000 ft)

Elevation
  
300 m

Carlson Island

South pass reef carlson island kwajalein atoll


Carlson Island is a rocky island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) long and 300 metres (1,000 ft) high, lying in Prince Gustav Channel 6 kilometres (3 nmi) southeast of Pitt Point, Trinity Peninsula. It was discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Wilhelm Carlson, one of the chief patrons of the expedition.

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References

Carlson Island Wikipedia