Darwin Island (Antarctica)

Darwin Island (63°26′S 54°46′W / 63.433°S 54.767°W / -63.433; -54.767Coordinates: 63°26′S 54°46′W / 63.433°S 54.767°W / -63.433; -54.767) is the largest of the Danger Islands, lying 11 nautical miles (20 km) 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

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Darwin Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).