Delta Island is an island 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
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. It was derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, and is the earliest known alphabetic script to systematically write vowels as wel ...
, 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.
See also
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Bills Point
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Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
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Harpun Rocks
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List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council, International Science Council (ISC). SCAR coordinates international scientific research efforts in Antarctica, including th ...
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Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
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