Misplaced Pages

Anchorage Island (Antarctica)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Island in Antarctica Not to be confused with Anchorage Island, Princess Elizabeth Land.

Anchorage Island
Anchorage Island is located in AntarcticaAnchorage IslandAnchorage IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°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
PopulationUninhabited

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.

See also

References

  1. "Limpet Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
Adelaide Island
Stations and bases
Hills, peaks,
and nunatuks
Glaciers
Other inland
features
Coastal features
Off-shore
Islands
Reefs and banks
Rocks
Straits
West Antarctica
Areas
Major ice shelves
Seas and major islands
Antarctica
Geography
Regions
Bodies of Water
Life
History
Politics
Society
Famous explorers

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Anchorage Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


Stub icon

This Adelaide Island location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: