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Indicator Island

Indicator Island

Island in Antarctica

Indicator Island (65°15′S 64°16′W) is an island 0.16 km (0.1 mi) long, lying 0.16 km (0.1 mi) west of the northwest end of Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill. A windsock was erected on this island by the expedition to indicate wind direction for the expedition's airplane.[1]

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    "Indicator Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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