Lacuna Island

Lacuna Island is a small island lying 15 km (8 nmi) east of Tula Point, the northern end of Renaud Island, in the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos obtained by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd, 1956–57, and was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee because the island lies in a lacuna (a gap) in the vertical air photos.[1]

Lacuna Island
Lacuna Island is located in Antarctica
Lacuna Island
Lacuna Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°31′S 65°18′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Lacuna Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 May 2013.

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