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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°36′S 68°16′W / 67.600°S 68.267°W / -67.600; -68.267 |
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Population | Uninhabited |
Kirsty Island is an island in Ryder Bay, west of Lagoon Island and East of Léonie Island.[1] It has outcrops of reddish rocks and is used by scientists at Rothera Research Station as a site for marine research and recreation. It is named for Kirsty Brown, a marine biologist with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) who died whilst snorkelling at Rothera Station in July 2003.[2]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Kirsty Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.