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Islay Island (Antarctica)

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Location
  
Antarctica

Population
  
Uninhabited

Islay Island (Antarctica)

Archipelago
  
William Scoresby Archipelago

Islay is an island 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) long, lying 2.8 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Bertha Island in the William Scoresby Archipelago. It was discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the William Scoresby, who probably named it after Islay in the Hebrides.

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Islay Island (Antarctica) Wikipedia


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