Zigzag Island

Zigzag Island

Map of Graham Land, showing Tower Island (16)
Zigzag Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°36′S 59°52′W / 63.600°S 59.867°W / -63.600; -59.867Coordinates: 63°36′S 59°52′W / 63.600°S 59.867°W / -63.600; -59.867
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Zigzag Island is a small island close off the south coast of Tower Island, Palmer Archipelago. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is descriptive of the island in plan; it is deeply indented, with steep cliff faces.[1]

See also

Map

References

  1. Zigzag Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Zigzag Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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