Darwin Island (Antarctica)
  Darwin Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°26′S 54°46′W / 63.433°S 54.767°WCoordinates: 63°26′S 54°46′W / 63.433°S 54.767°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Darwin Island is the largest of the Danger Islands, lying 20 kilometres (11 nmi) east-southeast of the eastern tip of Joinville Island, off the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered in 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, and named by him for Charles Darwin, the noted naturalist.[1]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ "Darwin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
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