| Uruguay Island | |
| Map: | Antarctica |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -65.2333°N -78°W |
| Length Km: | 1 |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Uruguay Island is an island 1km (01miles) long with a cove indenting its west side, lying between Irizar Island and Corner Island in the Argentine Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago of Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1903–05, under J.B. Charcot who named it after the Argentine corvette ARA Uruguay. The island was recharted in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill.
The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 200 pairs of imperial shags.[1]