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Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)

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Location
  
Antarctica

Population
  
Uninhabited

Island group
  
South Shetland Islands

Width
  
13 km (8.1 mi)

Max length
  
19.3 km

Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)

Nelson Island (historical names Leipzig Island, O'Cain's Island and Strachans Island) is an island 22 kilometres (12 nmi) long and 13 kilometres (7 nmi) wide, lying southwest of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name Nelson Island dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.

Map of Nelson Island, Antarctica

The polar station [[Eco-Nelson]] (Czech Republic) is located on Nelson Island.

References

Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands) Wikipedia