Léonie Islands
The Léonie Islands are a group of small islands lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay along the southeast side of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. The French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, discovered these islands and gave the name Léonie Island to the largest island in the group.- Type: Island
- Description: group of islands in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Leonie Islands”, “Leonie, islas”, and “Léonie, islas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirsty 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 Islands.
Léonie Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Léonie Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Léonie Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Léonie”
- Chinese: “萊奧尼群島”
- Dutch: “Leonie Islands”
- German: “Léonie-Inseln”
- Italian: “Isole Léonie”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leonie Islands”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leonie Islands”
- Norwegian: “Leonie Islands”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Léonie”
- Spanish: “Léonie, Islas”
- Swedish: “Léonie Islands”
- Swedish: “Léonie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Léonie Island and Mandisoví, caleta.
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