Boyd Island
| Boyd Island | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 33 ′ S , 77 ° 57 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 30.5 m | |
Boyd Island is a small island in the Vestfold Mountains off the Ingrid Christensen coast of Princess Elisabeth Land in East Antarctica . In Prydz Bay it is located immediately south-southwest of Lugg Island and around 3.5 km north-northwest of Davis Station .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named them in 1973 after Jeffrey J. Boyd, a doctor at Davis Station in 1970.
Web links
- Boyd Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)