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