Laurie Island

Laurie Island

Laurie Island is an island in the Antarctic Circle, the second largest of the South Orkney Islands. The island is claimed by both Argentina as part of Argentine Antarctica, and the United Kingdom as part of the British Antarctic Territory. However, under the Antarctic Treaty System all sovereignty claims are frozen, as the island lies south of the parallel 60°.

The first settlement, Ormond House, was built by William S. Bruce during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition in 1903, but later left to Argentina, and renamed as Orcadas Base. Currently, the only inhabitants live in Orcadas Base.


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