Irving Island
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Irving Island () is a small island at the northeast end of the Barcroft Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Laurence Irving, American physiologist who has specialized in the effects of a polar environment.
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