Reid Island () is an

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of the South

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at the east side of the entrance to Iceberg Bay, along the south coast of

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in the South Orkney Islands. The name "Reidholmen" appears in this location for a small group of islands on a chart drawn by Captain

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in 1912–13. Survey by the

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(FIDS) in 1948–49 determined that only a single island exists.

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