Penola Island

Penola Island

Penola Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°3′S 57°51′W / 62.050°S 57.850°W / -62.050; -57.850Coordinates: 62°3′S 57°51′W / 62.050°S 57.850°W / -62.050; -57.850
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Penola Island is a small island in Sherratt Bay lying close off the south coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, and named for the Penola, the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) ship which assisted the Discovery II in the search for a survey party stranded on King George Island in January 1937.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Penola Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).