Anchorage Island (Antarctica)
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Island in Antarctica
Not to be confused with Anchorage Island, Princess Elizabeth Land.
Anchorage Island is located in Antarctica Anchorage Island Anchorage Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°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 | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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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[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Limpet Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Anchorage Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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