Beagle Island (Antarctica)

Beagle Island
Locatiin of Beagle Island within the Danger Islands
Beagle Island is located in Antarctica
Beagle Island
Beagle Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°25′S 54°40′W / 63.417°S 54.667°W / -63.417; -54.667
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Beagle Island is an island lying northeast of Darwin Island in the Danger Islands off the east end of Joinville Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 after HMS Beagle (Captain Robert FitzRoy), due to its proximity to Darwin Island.