Location Antarctica Area 14 ha (35 acres) Max length 800 m | Archipelago South Shetland Islands Population 0 Island group South Shetland Islands | |
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Sierra Island (62°24′S 59°48′W) is a narrow island which is marked by a series of small elevations throughout its length, lying 0.5 miles (0.8 km) northwest of Dee Island and north of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area 14 hectares (35 acres).
Map of Sierra Island, Antarctica
Named by the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950–51, after Sgt. Victor Sierra, sick-bay attendant of the patrol ship Lientur on the expedition.
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