 Buckle Island is in the middle of the Balleny Islands | |
  Buckle Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 66°39′S 163°3′E / 66.650°S 163.050°E |
| Archipelago | Balleny Islands |
| Length | 24 km (14.9 mi) |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,239 m (4065 ft) |
| Administration | |
None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Buckle Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Sturge Island and 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Young Island, some 110 km (68 mi) north-north-east of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island forms some parts of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand.