Depot Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -76.7011°N 162.97°W |
Area Ha: | 7 |
Length Km: | 0.3 |
Width Km: | 0.3 |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Depot Island (-76.7°N 220°W) is a small granite island lying northwest of Cape Ross, off the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 and so named by them because they put a depot of rock specimens on this island.
Depot Island is a triangular ice-free island that os off the coast of Evans Piedmont Glacier, in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. It lies about 4 km north of Cape Ross and 10 km south-east of Tripp Island. The whole island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a small colony of south polar skuas.[1]