Penguin Island
Isla Pingüino, Georges Island
62°06′S 57°56′W
Penguin Island (also known as Georges Island, Île Pingouin, Isla Pingüino, and Penguin Isle) is one of the smaller of the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

Terrain
62°06′S 57°56′W
Overview
Penguin Island (also known as Georges Island, Île Pingouin, Isla Pingüino, and Penguin Isle) is one of the smaller of the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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Nearest islands
- King George Island37 km
- Nelson Island62 km
- Robert Island90 km
- Greenwich Island100 km
- Livingston Island131 km
- Elephant Island176 km
Also in South Shetland Islands

King George Island
1,134 km²▲ 679 m
Major islands

Livingston Island
798 km²▲ 1,700 m
Major islands

Elephant Island
457 km²▲ 973 m
Major islands

Nelson Island
155 km²▲ 150 m
Major islands

Smith Island
150 km²▲ 2,105 m
Major islands

Greenwich Island
147 km²▲ 623 m
Major islands

Robert Island
138 km²▲ 365 m
Minor islands

Low Island
133 km²▲ 395 m
Minor islands
Photographs

Cruiseship passengers making their way up the slope on Penguin Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Penguin Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Penguin Island, on the Edge of the Crater

Uphill on Penguin Island

Penguin Island is in the South Shetland Islands off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. This is an archival image.

Mosses and Lichens utterly destroy Chinstrap Penguin camouflage

Chinstraps at Penguin Island (no joke), South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Sources
Facts
Photographs
- 2024-12-01 Penguin Island 01. Carina Gsottbauer / CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2024-12-01 Penguin Island 04. Carina Gsottbauer / CC BY-SA 4.0
- In the distance (32435234345). Rob Oo from NL / CC BY 2.0
- Uphill (31216545013). Rob Oo from NL / CC BY 2.0
- Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) 1979–1980. NSF / Public domain
- Antarctica isn't White (31783434600). Rob Oo from NL / CC BY 2.0
- Cool (50053484742). Rob Oo from NL / CC BY 2.0
- Penguin Island in Antarctica. European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery / Attribution