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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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'''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}}

Revision as of 22:53, 8 May 2020

Ailsa Craig

South Orkney Islands
(British Antarctic Territory)

Location
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

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