Geography | |
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Location | Antarctic Sound |
Coordinates | 63°35′S 56°35′W / 63.583°S 56.583°W |
Andersson Island (63°35′S 56°35′W / 63.583°S 56.583°W) is an island 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) south of Jonassen Island at the west side of the south entrance to Antarctic Sound, off the northeast tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.[1] It is a volcanic island of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group.[2]