Mikkelsen Harbour and D’Hainault Island, Trinity Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica


Mikkelsen Harbour is a safe anchorage on the southern edge of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It contains a small island - D'Hainaut - which has a gentoo penguin colony and an Argentine refuge hut. The island is frequented by passenger cruise ships during the Antarctic summer.


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Location: D'Hainaut Island, Mikkelsen Harbour, Trinity Island, Antarctica
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