Biggs Island
  Biggs Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°48′S 68°53′W / 67.800°S 68.883°WCoordinates: 67°48′S 68°53′W / 67.800°S 68.883°W |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Biggs Island is a small island forming the easternmost of the Henkes Islands, off the south end of Adelaide Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Thomas Biggs, a Falkland Islander, coxswain of the launch of RRS John Biscoe, which was used by the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit to chart this island in 1963.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Biggs Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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