Detaille Island is a small island off the northern end of the Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. From 1956 to 1959 it was home to "Base W" of the British Antarctic Survey and closed after the end of the International Geophysical Year (IGY).
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- Tourists visit Base W on Detaille Island. Detaille Island is a small island off the northern end of the Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.
- Detaille Island is a small island in the Lallemand Fjord, part of the Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land.
- One of the first stops after crossing the Antarctic Circle at 66 degrees south, Detaille Island is a tiny island on the western coast of the Arrowsmith …
- The base at Detaille, along with its counterpart on Horseshoe Island, was at the centre of Britain’s contribution to the International Geophysical Year (1957-58).
- Though there is a small rookery of Adélie penguins living on Detaille Island, the main attraction for most of our guests is the abandoned British station: Base W.
- “Detaille Island is a small island in the Lallemand Fjord, part of the Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land.
- Detaille Island is a small island situated off the Loubet Coast in the Crystal Sound, a magnificent region surrounded by snow-covered peaks.
- Detaille Island was the furthest south that we landed. ... Detaille Island was surrounded by ice, but we managed to weave a path through to land.
- Detaille Island is a small island just south of the Antarctic Circle and 11 miles east of Liard Island. It is home to a colony of 1,000 pairs of Adelie penguins.
- Sheltered by Adelaide Island, the Arrowsmith Peninsula and Liard Island from weather coming in from the west, Detaille looks like it should be easy to reach.
