Penola Island

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Penola Island
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Penola Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°3′S57°51′W / 62.050°S 57.850°W / -62.050; -57.850
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Penola Island is a small island in Sherratt Bay lying close off the south coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II , and named for the Penola , the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) ship which assisted the Discovery II in the search for a survey party stranded on King George Island in January 1937.

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from "Penola Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.