Ailsa_Craig_(South_Orkney_Islands)

Ailsa Craig (South Orkney Islands)

Ailsa Craig (South Orkney Islands)

Island in the South Orkney Islands

Not to be confused with Ailsa Craig.

Ailsa Craig is a precipitous island 1 mile (2 km) south of Point Rae, off the south coast of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for the island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland.

Location of Ailsa Craig in the South Orkney Islands.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Ailsa Craig". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 60°47′S 44°37′W


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