Anchorage Island
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Anchorage Island | |
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Location: | 67°36’18"S, 68°12’50"W |
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Population: | Uninhabited |
Anchorage Island is an island amongst the Léonie Islands, that lie in Ryder Bay within the British Antarctic Territory. Anchorage itself lies half a nautical mile south-east of Lagoon Island, and off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island.
The island was reported by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1908-10 as possibly providing anchorage for a small ship, and named 'Anchor Island'. It was later named 'Anchorage Island' by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, who visited the island in February 1936.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Anchorage Island