Kirsty Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -67.6°N -84°W |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Kirsty Island is an island in Ryder Bay, west of Lagoon Island and East of Léonie Island.[1] It has outcrops of reddish rocks and is used by scientists at Rothera Research Station as a site for marine research and recreation. It is named for Kirsty Brown, a marine biologist with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) who died whilst snorkelling at Rothera Station in July 2003.[2]