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Anvers Island
Anvers Island
or
Antwerp Island
or
Antwerpen Island
or
Isla Amberes
is a high, mountainous
island
long, the largest in the
Palmer Archipelago
of
Antarctica
. It was discovered by
John Biscoe
in 1832 and named in 1898 by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under
Adrien de Gerlache
after the province of
Antwerp
in
Belgium
. It lies
south-west
of
Brabant Island
at the
south-western
end of the group. The south-western coastline of the island forms part of the
Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin
Antarctic Specially Managed Area
(ASMA 7).
Cormorant Island
, an
Important Bird Area
, lies 1 km off the south coast.
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