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Emma, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Emma, Isla (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
Fue descubierta por la Expedición Antártica Belga, 1897-1899, al mando del teniente Adrien de Gerlache, quien la denominó con este nombre en recuerdo de su madre. Isla de más o menos 2 millas de largo con picos con puntas de roca desnuda que se proyectan a través del hielo, situada al medio entre cabo Anna e isla Delaite en la mitad SW de la entrada a bahía Wilhelmina en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.
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