Saddle Island (Antarctica)
| Saddle Island | ||
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| Waters | Scotia Lake | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 38 '14 " S , 44 ° 51' 5" W | |
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| length | 3 km | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Saddle Island is a 3 km long island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is 9 km north of the western end of Laurie Island . A special feature of this island are its two mountain peaks , which are separated by a deep saddle interspersed with rocks at sea level.
The British navigator James Weddell discovered it in 1823 and named the island after its shape.
Web links
- Saddle Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Saddle Island on geographic.org (English)