Lion Island, Palmer Archipelago
Lion Island is an island 1.5 nautical miles long and 1 nautical mile wide, lying off the east side of Anvers Island and 1 nautical mile northeast of Cape Astrup, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache. The name appears on a map based on a 1927 survey by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RRS Discovery. The profile of the island suggests a reclining lion when viewed from the southwest.
