Carlson Island
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| Highest elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
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Carlson Island is a rocky island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) long and 300 metres (1,000 ft) high, lying in Prince Gustav Channel 6 kilometres (3 nmi) southeast of Pitt Point, Trinity Peninsula. It was discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Wilhelm Carlson, one of the chief patrons of the expedition.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Carlson Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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