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'''Brabant Island''' is the second largest [[island]] of the [[Palmer Archipelago]], lying between [[Anvers Island]] and [[Liège Island]]. Brabant Island is located at {{coor d|64.25|S|62.33|W|}}. Brabant Island is 33 [[mile]]s long in a [[north]]-[[south]] direction, 16 [[mile]]s wide, and rises to 2,520 m in [[Mount Parry]]. Brabant Island was named by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] ([[1897]]-[[1899]]) under [[Adrien de Gerlache]], who named it after the [[Brabant (province)|former province of Brabant]], [[Belgium]], in recognition of the support given to the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] by its citizens. |
'''Brabant Island''' is the second largest [[island]] of the [[Palmer Archipelago]] within the [[British Antarctic Territory]], lying between [[Anvers Island]] and [[Liège Island]]. Brabant Island is located at {{coor d|64.25|S|62.33|W|}}. Brabant Island is 33 [[mile]]s long in a [[north]]-[[south]] direction, 16 [[mile]]s wide, and rises to 2,520 m in [[Mount Parry]]. Brabant Island was named by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] ([[1897]]-[[1899]]) under [[Adrien de Gerlache]], who named it after the [[Brabant (province)|former province of Brabant]], [[Belgium]], in recognition of the support given to the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] by its citizens. |
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Revision as of 12:00, 1 March 2008
Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is located at 64°15′S 62°20′W / 64.25°S 62.33°W. Brabant Island is 33 miles long in a north-south direction, 16 miles wide, and rises to 2,520 m in Mount Parry. Brabant Island was named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it after the former province of Brabant, Belgium, in recognition of the support given to the Belgian Antarctic Expedition by its citizens.
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- Map of the area
- U.S. Geological Survey, Atlas of Antarctic Research
- Template:Pt icon Brazilian Antarctic Program
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