Léonie Island
Léonie Island is the largest and westernmost of the Léonie Islands, 2 kilometres in diameter and 455 metres high, lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay along the southeast side of Adelaide Island, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Leonie Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Limpet Island and Kirsty Island.
Limpet Island
Islet
Limpet Island is the southernmost of the Léonie Islands, Antarctica, lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay, close off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island. Limpet Island is situated 4 km southeast of Léonie Island.
Kirsty Island
Islet
Kirsty Island is an island in Ryder Bay, west of Lagoon Island and East of Léonie Island. It has outcrops of reddish rocks and is used by scientists at Rothera Research Station as a site for marine research and recreation. Kirsty Island is situated 3½ km east of Léonie Island.
Léonie Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Léonie Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Léonie Island”
- Chinese: “萊奧尼島”
- Dutch: “Leonie Island”
- German: “Léonie-Insel”
- Italian: “Isola Léonie”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leonie Island”
- Swedish: “Léonie Island”
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Highlights include Léonie Islands and Mandisoví, caleta.
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