Léonie Island
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| Léonie Island | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 67°36’9"S, 68°20’47"W |
| Highest point: | 1,624 feet |
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Léonie Island is the largest and westernmost of the Léonie Islands which lie in the entrance of Ryder Bay, off the south-eastern shore of Adelaide Island in the British Antarctic Territory.
The island rises to a peak at 1,624 feet. It was charted in January 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1908-1910, and named IÎle Léonie, though who Léonie was whom they so honoured is not recorded.
The island was further charted by the British Graham Land Expedition in February 1936.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Léonie Island