Depot Island, Victoria Land

Depot Island (-76.7°N, 162.96667°W) is a small granite island lying 2 nmi northwest of Cape Ross, off the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 and so named by them because they put a depot of rock specimens on this island.

Location
Depot Island is a triangular ice-free 7 ha island that os 200 m off the coast of Evans Piedmont Glacier, in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. It lies about 4 km north of Cape Ross and 10 km south-east of Tripp Island. T he whole island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a small colony of south polar skuas.