Sprightly Island
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Location | Hughes Bay, Antarctica |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
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Sprightly Island is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Spring Point in Hughes Bay, Graham Land. First roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the British sealer Sprightly, Captain Hughes, which visited this vicinity in 1824-25.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sprightly Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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