Anchorage Island (Antarctica)

Anchorage Island
Anchorage Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°36′14″S 68°12′33″W / 67.603892°S 68.209106°W / -67.603892; -68.209106Coordinates: 67°36′14″S 68°12′33″W / 67.603892°S 68.209106°W / -67.603892; -68.209106
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Anchorage Island is an island lying 1.3 kilometres (0.7 nmi) south-east of Lagoon Island in the Léonie Islands, off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10. Named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, who visited the island in February 1936.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Limpet Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

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