Darwin Island (Antarctica)

Darwin Island is the largest of the Danger Islands, lying 20 kilometres (11 nmi) east-southeast of the eastern tip of Joinville Island, off the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered in 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, and named by him for Charles Darwin, the noted naturalist.[1]

Darwin Island
Darwin Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°26′S 54°46′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Darwin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-23.

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