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Lion Island, Palmer Archipelago

Coordinates: 64°41′S 63°8′W / 64.683°S 63.133°W / -64.683; -63.133
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Lion Island
Location of Lion Island
Lion Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Lion Island
Lion Island
Location in Antarctica
Lion Island is located in Antarctica
Lion Island
Lion Island
Lion Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°41′S 63°8′W / 64.683°S 63.133°W / -64.683; -63.133
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Length2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Width1.9 km (1.18 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Lion Island is an island 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, lying off the east side of Anvers Island and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Cape Astrup, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula.[1]

It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–1899, under Adrien de Gerlache. The name appears on a map based on a 1927 survey by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RRS Discovery. The profile of the island suggests a reclining lion when viewed from the southwest.

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