Darwin Island (Antarctica)

Darwin Island (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 east tip of Joinville Island, off the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered in 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, and named by him for Charles Darwin, noted naturalist.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

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