'''Antwerp Island''' is an ice-covered island, lying at the north end of the Schollaert Channel, near [[Ghent Island]] and [[Brabant Island]] in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered and named by the Belgian explorer [[Adrian de Gerlache]] after the city of [[Antwerp]], because the city helped financing the expedition. | '''Antwerp Island''' is an ice-covered island, lying at the north end of the Schollaert Channel, near [[Ghent Island]] and [[Brabant Island]] in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered and named by the Belgian explorer [[Adrian de Gerlache]] after the city of [[Antwerp]], because the city helped financing the expedition. |