Delta Island

64°19′S 62°59′W / 64.317°S 62.983°W / -64.317; -62.983ArchipelagoMelchior Islands, Palmer ArchipelagoLength0.8 km (0.5 mi)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Delta Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying close southeast of Lambda Island and east of Alpha Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly surveyed the island in 1927. The island was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.^[1]

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Harpun Rocks
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Delta Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.