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Anchorage Island, Princess Elizabeth Land

Coordinates: 68°33′46″S 77°55′54″E / 68.56278°S 77.93167°E / -68.56278; 77.93167
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Anchorage Island
Anchorage Island is located in Antarctica
Anchorage Island
Anchorage Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°33′46″S 77°55′54″E / 68.56278°S 77.93167°E / -68.56278; 77.93167
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Anchorage Island is an island about 1 km long and 0.5 km wide, approximately 2 km north-west of Davis Station. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37). Its name comes from the fact that ships arriving to relieve Davis Station used the island as an anchoring point.[1]

It is located close to the Antarctic mainland and is uninhabited. Three crosses are located on the island commemorating Australian expeditioners who have died while at Davis Station.

References

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  1. ^ "Anchorage Island". Australian Antarctic Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 October 2015.