Brooklyn Island (64°39′S 62°4′W / 64.650°S 62.067°W / -64.650; -62.067Coordinates: 64°39′S 62°4′W / 64.650°S 62.067°W / -64.650; -62.067) is an island 2.5 miles (4 km) long, lying 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Nansen Island in the eastern part of Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named after Brooklyn, New York, the home of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, American member of the expedition who served as surgeon, anthropologist, and photographer.
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