Coordinates: 65°15′S 64°18′W / 65.250°S 64.300°W / -65.250; -64.300

Leopard Island

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Leopard Island
Leopard Island is located in Antarctica
Leopard Island
Leopard Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°15′S 64°18′W / 65.250°S 64.300°W / -65.250; -64.300
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Leopard Island is an island 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) long, lying 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) west of the southwest end of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leopard Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 June 2013.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Leopard Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.