Preston Island

Not to be confused with Preston Island, Fife in Scotland.

Preston Island (67°48′S 68°59′W / 67.800°S 68.983°W / -67.800; -68.983Coordinates: 67°48′S 68°59′W / 67.800°S 68.983°W / -67.800; -68.983) is the largest of the Henkes Islands, lying off the south end of Adelaide Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for Frank Preston, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) officer in charge and surveyor at Adelaide station, 1961–62, and member of the first party to winter there.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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