Darwin Island (Antarctica)
| Darwin Island | ||
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Archipelago | Danger Islands | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 26 ′ S , 54 ° 44 ′ W | |
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The Darwin Island is the largest island in the group of the Danger Islands on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 18 km east-northeast of the eastern end of Joinville Island .
It was discovered in 1842 during the Antarctic expedition (1839-1843) of the British polar explorer James Clark Ross . This named it after the British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882).
Web links
- Darwin Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Darwin Island on geographic.org (English)