Waterhouse Island (Antarctica)

Waterhouse Island
Adélie penguins breed in the IBA
Waterhouse Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Coordinates68°32′04″S 77°56′49″E / 68.53444°S 77.94694°E / -68.53444; 77.94694
Highest elevation37.5 m (123 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Waterhouse Island is an island in Prydz Bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. It lies just SSW of Lugg Island, and about 3.5 km NNW of Australia's Davis Station on Broad Peninsula in the Vestfold Hills. It was named after R.S. Waterhouse, a Medical Officer at Davis in 1971.