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Outcast Islands
Outcast Islands The Outcast Islands were named by the United Kingdom
Geography Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) following a
survey in 1955 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Sur-
Location Antarctica
vey (FIDS). The name arose because of their isolated posi-
Coordinates 64°49′S 64°08′W / 64.817°S 64.133°W / tion some distance from the other islands in the vicinity
-64.817; -64.133 of Arthur Harbor.
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Country See also
Antarctica • Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
Demographics
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
Population 0 • SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
References
The Outcast Islands are two small islands, nearly 0.5 miles
(0.8 km) apart, and a number of surrounding rocks lying
2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Bonaparte Point, off the
southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archi-
External links
pelago of Antarctica. The Outcast Islands are located at
64°49′S 64°08′W / 64.817°S 64.133°W / -64.817; -64.133.
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Categories:
• Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
• Palmer Archipelago geography stubs
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