Andersson Island

Andersson Island
Satellite image of Andersson Island and Jonassen Island (upper left)
Location of Andersson Island
Andersson Island is located in Antarctica
Andersson Island
Andersson Island
Geography
LocationAntarctic Sound
Coordinates63°35′S 56°35′W / 63.583°S 56.583°W / -63.583; -56.583 (Andersson Island)

Andersson Island (63°35′S 56°35′W / 63.583°S 56.583°W / -63.583; -56.583 (Andersson Island)) is an island 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) south of Jonassen Island at the west side of the south entrance to Antarctic Sound, off the northeast tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.[1] It is a volcanic island of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group.[2]