Gamma Island
Gamma Island is an island, 1.6 kilometres long, which marks the southwestern extremity of the Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. This island was first roughly charted and named "Ile Gouts" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Gutsa sala”, “Île Gamma (Antarctique)”, “Île Gouts”, “Isla Gamma”, and “Observatorijas sala”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kappa Island and Alpha Island.
Gamma Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.32907° or 64° 19′ 45″ south
Longitude
-62.99053° or 62° 59′ 26″ west
Open location code
377VM2C5+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gamma Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Observatorio (pulo sa Antarctica)”
- Cebuano: “Observatorio”
- Chinese: “伽馬島”
- Dutch: “Gamma-eiland”
- French: “île Gamma”
- French: “Île Gamma”
- German: “Gammainsel”
- Italian: “Isola Gamma”
- Japanese: “Gamma島”
- Latvian: “Gammas sala”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gamma Island”
- Spanish: “Gamma, Isla”
- Spanish: “Isla Observatorio”
- Spanish: “Observatorio, isla”
- Swedish: “Gamma Island, Antarktis”
- Swedish: “Observatorio”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Station O.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Melchior and Theta Islands.
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