Watkins Island

Watkins Island is a low lying, ice-covered island 5 miles long, lying 3 miles southwest of in the Biscoe Islands. The island was first mapped by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05 and 1908–10, but remained unnamed until resighted by the BGLE under Rymill, 1934–1937.
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Watkins Island

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Latitude
-66.35355° or 66° 21′ 13″ south
Longitude
-67.08607° or 67° 5′ 10″ west
Open location code
375JJWW7+HH
Geo­Names ID
6627828
Wiki­data ID
Q1091877

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Watkins Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Watkins”
  • Chinese: “沃特金斯岛”
  • Chinese: “沃特金斯島”
  • Dutch: “Watkins Island”
  • French: “Watkins Island”
  • German: “Watkins-Insel”
  • Italian: “Isola Watkins”
  • Japanese: “ワトキンス島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Watkins Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Mikkelsen”
  • Spanish: “Isla Watkins”
  • Spanish: “Watkins, isla”
  • Swedish: “Watkins Island”
  • Swedish: “Watkins”

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