Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°36′S 68°16′W / 67.600°S 68.267°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Kirsty Island is an island in Ryder Bay, west of Lagoon Island and East of Léonie Island. [1] I has outcrops of reddish rocks and is used by scientists at Rothera Research Station as a site for marine research and recreation. It is named for Kirsty Brown, a marine biologist with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) who lost her life whilst snorkelling at Rothera Station in July 2003. [2]
This article incorporates public domain material from "Kirsty Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.