{{Short description|Island in the Melchior Islands, Antarctica}} {{Distinguish|Alphard Island}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox islands | name = Alpha Island | local_name = Isla Huidobro | image_name = | image_caption = | image_map = Alpha Island, Melchior Islands, BAT.svg | image_map_caption = | map = Antarctica | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = {{Coord|64|19|S|63|0|W|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Melchior Islands,<br /> Palmer Archipelago | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }}
'''Alpha Island''', also known as '''Isla Huidobro''', is a small island lying between Epsilon Island and Delta Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. Charted by Discovery Investigations in 1927 and named after the first letter of the Greek alphabet, in association with the names of other islands in this group. The island was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.
== See also == * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research * Territorial claims in Antarctica
==References== * {{usgs-gazetteer|id=324}}
== External links == * [https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:324 Alpha Island] on USGS website * [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=107495 Alpha Island] on AADC website * [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/search_names_action.cfm?search_text=263&feature_type_code=0&country_id=0&relic_options=include_relics&north=-45.0&south=-90.0&west=-180.0&east=180.0&search_near=&radius=0.5&gazetteers=SCAR Alpha Island] on SCAR website
Category:Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
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