Aspland Island
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Aspland Island is a small island 7.4 km (4 nmi) west of Gibbs Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The name dates back to at least 1821.
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 61°28′S 55°55′W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
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Population | Uninhabited |
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Moonlight Point (61°27′S 55°56′W) is the northwest point of Aspland Island. It was so named by a Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group (JSEEIG) party canoeing from O'Brien Island to Aspland Island on January 3, 1977, because the point appeared silhouetted against a full moon. The name was approved by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980.[1]