Anchorage Island (Antarctica)

Anchorage Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°36′S 68°13′W / 67.600°S 68.217°W / -67.600; -68.217Coordinates: 67°36′S 68°13′W / 67.600°S 68.217°W / -67.600; -68.217
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

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]

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


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