Irizar Island
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Irizar Island is an island
0.5 miles (0.8 km) long, lying 0.5 miles (0.8 km) northeast of Uruguay Island
in the northeast part of the Argentine Islands
, in the Wilhelm Archipelago
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903-05, under Charcot, and named by him for Captain Julian Irizar
, Argentine Navy
. The island was recharted in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) under Rymill.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
0.5 miles (0.8 km) long, lying 0.5 miles (0.8 km) northeast of Uruguay Island
Uruguay Island
Uruguay Island is an island 0.5 nautical miles long with a cove indenting its west side, lying between Irizar Island and Corner Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under J.B...
in the northeast part of the Argentine Islands
Argentine Islands
The Argentine Islands are a group of islands southwest of Petermann Island and northwest of Cape Tuxen, in the Wilhelm Archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for the Argentine Republic in...
, in the Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.Wilhelm Archipelago consists of a myriad of islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the...
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1903-05, under Charcot, and named by him for Captain Julian Irizar
Julián Irízar
Admiral Julián Irízar was an officer of the Argentine Navy. He became a key figure in the modernization of the navy's fleet, the commander of the First Division of the Navy and later Naval Center President, but his most memorable action was as commander of the corvette Uruguay in the 1903 rescue...
, Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
. The island was recharted in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) under Rymill.