Dot Island
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Dot Island is a tiny island
lying 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) west of Tern Island
in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. First charted by Robert Cushman Murphy
in 1912-13. Surveyed in 1929-30 by DI personnel, who probably so named it because of its size and minute appearance when represented on charts.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
lying 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) west of Tern Island
Tern Island, South Georgia
Tern Island is a small, tussock-covered island lying 1 mile south of Albatross Island and 0. 6 miles east of Dot Island in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. First charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy...
in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. First charted by Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy was an American ornithologist and former Lamont curator of birds for the American Museum of Natural History....
in 1912-13. Surveyed in 1929-30 by DI personnel, who probably so named it because of its size and minute appearance when represented on charts.