Laggard Island

Laggard Island
Laggard Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°49′S 64°02′W / 64.817°S 64.033°W / -64.817; -64.033Coordinates: 64°49′S 64°02′W / 64.817°S 64.033°W / -64.817; -64.033
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Laggard Island is a rocky island lying 3.7 km (2 nmi) southeast of Bonaparte Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Laggard Island was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) following a 1955 survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). The name arose from the island's position on the eastern fringe of the islands in the vicinity of Arthur Harbor.

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