Latady Island

Latady Island is a low ice-covered island off Antarctica, about 35 nmi (65 km) long and 10 nmi (20 km) wide, lying 45 nmi (85 km) south of Charcot Island and west of Alexander Island. An ice-covered feature in this approximate position was seen from the air and described by Sir Hubert Wilkins in 1929, but not recognized as an island or separately mapped. Latady Island was first photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–1948, and mapped from these photos by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for William R. Latady, an aerial photographer and navigator on the RARE flight.[1]

Latady Island
Latady Island
Location to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°45′S 74°35′W
Length64.82 km (40.277 mi)
Width18.52 km (11.508 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Latady Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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