Kirsty Island

Kirsty Island
Kirsty Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°36′S 68°16′W / 67.600°S 68.267°W / -67.600; -68.267
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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. 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.