Bielecki Island

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LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°46′S 64°29′W / 64.767°S 64.483°W / -64.767; -64.483
PopulationUninhabited
Bielecki Island
Bielecki Island is located in Antarctica
Bielecki Island
Bielecki Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°46′S 64°29′W / 64.767°S 64.483°W / -64.767; -64.483
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bielecki Island (64°46′S 64°29′W / 64.767°S 64.483°W / -64.767; -64.483) is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) north of Trundy Island in the western part of the Joubin Islands. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Johannes N. Bielecki, an assistant engineer in RV Hero on her first Antarctic voyage to Palmer Station in 1968.[1]

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