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'''Ailsa Craig''' is a precipitous island a mile south of [[Point Rae]], off the south coast of [[Laurie Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]], found at 60°47'S 44°37'W.
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|map=Ailsa Craig by Laurie Island - South Orkney Islands, BAT.svg
|map caption=Aisa Craig (red) south of Laurie Island
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'''Ailsa Craig''' is a precipitous island a mile south of [[Point Rae]], off the south coast of [[Laurie Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]].


The island was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for [[Ailsa Craig]] in the [[Firth of Clyde]].
The island was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for [[Ailsa Craig]] in the [[Firth of Clyde]].


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==Location==
*Location map: {{wmap|-60.783|-44.6}}


[[Category:South Orkney Islands]]
==References==
*{{basgaz|Ailsa Criag}}
 
{{South Orkneys}}

Latest revision as of 14:44, 21 May 2022

Ailsa Craig

South Orkney Islands
(British Antarctic Territory)

Location

Aisa Craig (red) south of Laurie Island

Location: 60°46’59"S, 44°36’0"W
Data

Ailsa Craig is a precipitous island a mile south of Point Rae, off the south coast of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands.

The island was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde.

Location

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Ailsa Criag
The South Orkney Islands, in the British Antarctic Territory

Ailsa Craig • Coronation Island • Fredriksen Island • Governor Islands • Inaccessible Islands • Larsen Islands • Laurie Island • Lynch Island • Moe Island • Oliphant Islands • Powell Island • Robertson Islands • Saddle Island • Signy Island • Weddell Islands

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