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Liège Island (inEnglish also Liege Island) is an island, 17 kilometres (9 nmi) long and 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) wide, lying immediately northeast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, and separated from Hoseason Island and Christiania Islands to the northeast by Croker Passage. Its interior is occupied by Brugmann Mountains.

Liège Island
Liège Island is located in Antarctica
Liège Island

Liège Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°01′10S 61°56′00W / 64.01944°S 61.93333°W / -64.01944; -61.93333
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Length18.15 km (11.278 mi)
Width7.3 km (4.54 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Liège Island is located at 64°01′10S 61°56′00W / 64.01944°S 61.93333°W / -64.01944; -61.93333. British mapping in 1978 and 1980.

The island was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for the province of Liège, Belgium.[1]

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


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