Fitzroy Island
| Fitzroy Island | ||
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| Waters | Neny Bay | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 11 ′ S , 66 ° 58 ′ W | |
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The Fitzroy Island is an island off the Fallières coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 800 m east of the southern tip of Stonington Island in Neny Bay at the foot of the Northeast Glacier , by which it is partially covered.
Presumably, the island was discovered in 1936 during the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . A rough mapping followed during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a new mapping in 1947 and named the island after its research vessel RMS Fitzroy .
Web links
- Fitzroy Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fitzroy Island on geographic.org (English)