Vaugondy Island | |
Map: | Antarctic Peninsula#Antarctica |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -65.4103°N -65.3631°W |
Archipelago: | Biscoe Islands |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Vaugondy Island (bg|остров Вогонди|ostrov Vogondi, pronounced as /bg/) is a mostly ice-covered island on the northeast side of Johannessen Harbour in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 1.85 km in north-south direction and 1.68 km in east-west.
The island is named after the French cartographer Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786) who published a map of the south polar region in 1777.
Vaugondy Island is located 2.78 km west-southwest of Trundle Island, 1.1 km northwest of Jingle Island, 2.08 km east of Animas Island and 3.4 km south of Ribnik Island. British mapping in 1971.