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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Salmon Island (GBR) 66° 02' 00.0" S 65° 27' 00.0" W Island
Name ID: 111019 Place ID: 12643

one of the Fish Islands (q.v.), Graham Coast, following survey by FIDS from "Prospect Point" in 1957, was so named in association with the names of other islands in the group (APC, 1959a, p.11; BA chart 3213, 12.viii.1960).

Salmon Island (USA) 66° 01' 00.0" S 65° 28' 00.0" W Island
Name ID: 131150 Place ID: 12643

The westernmost of the Fish Islands, lying off the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BGLE under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the UK-APC in 1959 because it is one of the Fish Islands.

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