Aspland Island

Aspland Island

Aspland Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	61°28′S 55°55′W / 61.467°S 55.917°W / -61.467; -55.917
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Aspland Island is a small island 7.4 km (4 nmi) west of Gibbs Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The name dates back to at least 1821.

Moonlight Point (61°27′S 55°56′W / 61.450°S 55.933°W / -61.450; -55.933) is the northwest point of Aspland Island. It was so named by a Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group (JSEEIG) party canoeing from O'Brien Island to Aspland Island on January 3, 1977, because the point appeared silhouetted against a full moon. The name was approved by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980.^[1]