Ohlin Island or Bailys Island is an island lying 11 kilometres (6 nmi) west of the north end of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Ohlin Island was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) and named by Otto Nordenskiöld for Axel Ohlin, zoologist with the expedition.[1]
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°30′S 60°07′W / 63.500°S 60.117°W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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editThis article incorporates public domain material from "Ohlin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.