Anchorage Island (Antarctica) should not be confused with Anchorage Island, Princess Elizabeth Land.
Anchorage Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -67.6039°N -68.2091°W |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Anchorage Island is an island lying 0.71NaN1 south-east of Lagoon Island in the Léonie Islands, off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908–10. Named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, who visited the island in February 1936.