Peterson Island

Peterson Island
Adélie penguins breed in the IBA
Peterson Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°28′S 110°30′E / 66.467°S 110.500°E / -66.467; 110.500
ArchipelagoWindmill Islands
Length3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Width2 km (1.2 mi)
Highest elevation60 m (200 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Peterson Island is a rocky island, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long, with two inlets indenting the north side, lying west of, and separated by a narrow channel 200-400 m wide from, the Browning Peninsula, in the southern part of the Windmill Islands on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land, Antarctica.