Breccia Island

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Breccia Island
Breccia Island is located in Antarctica
Breccia Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
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Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Breccia Island (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a small low island lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northwest of the Tiber Rocks in the northern part of Rymill Bay, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was photographed by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in November 1947 (trimetrogon air photography), and so named by RARE geologist Robert L. Nichols because the country rock is a plutonic breccia.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Breccia Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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