Dakers Island
Dakers Island is an island between Hartshorne Island and McGuire Island in the eastern Joubin Islands. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Hugh B. Dakers, a cook in RV Hero on her first Antarctic voyage to Palmer Station in 1968.- Island
- Description: island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.77556° or 64° 46′ 32″ south
Longitude
-64.3779° or 64° 22′ 40″ west
Open location code
377Q6JFC+QR
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dakers Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dakers Island”
- Chinese: “戴克斯島”
- Dutch: “Dakers Island”
- German: “Dakers Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dakers Island”
- Swedish: “Dakers Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hartshorne Island and McGuire Island.
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