Holmes Island

Holmes Island is an island 1.5 nautical miles long, lying south of Vieugue Island in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for…

Holmes Island

Latitude
-65.69541° or 65° 41′ 44″ south
Longitude
-65.24323° or 65° 14′ 36″ west
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
376P8Q34+RP
Geo­Names ID
6635056
Wiki­data ID
Q5883584
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Holmes Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Holmes
  • Chinese: 霍姆斯島
  • Dutch: Holmes Island
  • German: Holmes Island
  • Indonesian: Pulau Holmes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Holmes Island
  • Spanish: Holmes, isla
  • Swedish: Holmes (ö)
  • Swedish: Holmes Island

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