• Spert Island

    February 17, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F

    63°51'S 60°56'W

    NAMESAKE: Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Thomas Spert, Controller of the King's Ships in the time of Henry VIll

    DISCOVERY: Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901-04.

    LOCATION: Trinity Island
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