Antarctica

Detaille Island (Base W) /Brit./

Detaille Island (Base W) /Brit./ is a scientific research base in .
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Islet
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is a small island off the northern end of the in , . From 1956 to 1959 it was home to "Base W" of the British Antarctic Survey and closed after the end of the International Geophysical Year.

Detaille Island (Base W) /Brit./

Latitude
-66.86724° or 66° 52′ 2″ south
Longitude
-66.79039° or 66° 47′ 25″ west
Open location code
375M46M5+4R
Geo­Names ID
6639174
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