Anchorage Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
| Anchorage Island | ||
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| Waters | Ryder Bay | |
| Archipelago | Léonie Islands | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 36 ′ S , 68 ° 13 ′ W | |
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Anchorage Island (from English anchorage 'anchorage' ) is an island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located in the group of Léonie Islands 1.1 km southeast of Lagoon Island off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island .
It was discovered during the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition , led by polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . It was named, however, by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition , led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill , who visited the island in February 1936.
Web links
- Anchorage Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Anchorage Island on geographic.org (English)