kids encyclopedia robot

Squire Island facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Squire Island
Squire Island is located in Antarctica
Squire Island
Squire Island
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°55′S 63°54′W / 64.917°S 63.900°W / -64.917; -63.900
Archipelago Wilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Squire Island is a small island lying immediately northeast of Friar Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

kids search engine
Squire Island Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.