Saddle Island, South Orkney Islands
- Saddle Island, South Orkney Islands
Saddle Island (coord|60|38|S|44|50|W|) is an island nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) long, consisting of twin summits which are almost separated by a narrow channel strewn with boulders, lying 5.5 miles (9 km) north of the west end of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered and charted in 1823 by British sealer James Weddell, and so named by him because of its peculiar shape.
See also
* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
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