Boyd Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°32′41″S 77°56′38″E / 68.54472°S 77.94389°E |
| Highest elevation | 30.5 m (100.1 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Boyd Island is an island in Prydz Bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. It lies just SSW of Lugg Island, and about 3.5 km NNW of Australia's Davis Station on Broad Peninsula in the Vestfold Hills. It was named after Jeff J. Boyd, a Medical Officer at Davis in 1970.[1]