Barry Island is an island lying in the centre of the
Debenham Islands, off the west coast of
Graham Land in Antarctica. Barry Island was charted by the
British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under
John Riddoch Rymill, who used Barry Island for a base in 1936 and 1937. Barry Island was named by
John Riddoch Rymill for Kenneth Barry Lempriere Debenham (1920–43), the eldest son of
Frank Debenham
Frank Debenham, OBE (26 December 1883 – 23 November 1965) was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Department of Geography, Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute.
Biography
Debenham was born in Bow ...
, member of the British Graham Land Expedition Advisory Committee (BGLE Advisory Committee). The Argentinian base
San Martín is located on this island.
References
Further reading
* Ben Saul, Tim Stephens, editors
Antarctica in International Law', P 269
See also
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Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
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List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
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List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
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Territorial claims in Antarctica
Islands of Graham Land
Fallières Coast
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