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Horseshoe Island (Antarctica)

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who mapped the area by land and from the air in 1936–37. Its name is indicative of the crescentic alignment of the 600 to 900 m (2,000 to 3,000 ft) peaks which give a comparable shape to the island.
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Lying at the north-western end of the island is Station Y, also known as Horseshoe Base, an inactive but relatively unaltered and completely equipped British
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is an island 12 km (6.5 nmi) long and 6 km (3 nmi) wide occupying most of the entrance to
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of the late 1950s. It includes ‘Blaiklock’, a nearby
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Mount Searle
Horseshoe Island is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
67°51′S 67°12′W / 67.850°S 67.200°W / -67.850; -67.200
Antarctic Treaty System
Square Bay
Graham Land
Antarctica
British Graham Land Expedition
John Rymill
Turkish Antarctic Research Station
Antarctic research station
67°48′30″S 67°17′39″W / 67.8083°S 67.2943°W / -67.8083; -67.2943 (Base Y)
BAS
research station
refuge hut
Stonington Island
Station E
Historic Site or Monument
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
Crime in Antarctica
Russet Pikes
"Horseshoe Island"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"History of Horseshoe Island (Station Y)"

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