The island was first named by the French Antarctic Expedition in 1838, who called it le Rosamel in honor of Vice Admiral Claude Charles Marie du Campe de Rosamel, French Naval Minister.
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It was named for Dr. Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874-1960), a Swedish geologist who had served on the SwAE.
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