Sierra Island (62°24′S 59°48′W / 62.400°S 59.800°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).[1]
 Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Sierra Island Location of Sierra Island  Sierra Island Sierra Island (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°24′S 59°48′W / 62.400°S 59.800°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 14 ha (35 acres)[1] |
| Length | 0.5 mi (0.8 km) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Named by the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950–51, after Sgt. Victor Sierra, sick-bay attendant of the patrol ship Lientur on the expedition.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
External links
edit This article incorporates public domain material from "Sierra Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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