
Latady Island
(Wilkins Ice Shelf)
British Antarctic Territory
Location: 70° 54' 58" S 75° 9' 58" W
in NE corner of Bellingshausen Sea with NE end forming part of SW boundary of Wilkins Ice Shelf, Alexander Island, was seen from the air but not recognized as an island by Wilkins, 29 December 1929; photographed from the air but again not recognized as an island by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 23 December 1947; mapped from air photographs by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1959 in the position 70°45'S 74°35'W and named after William Robertson Latady (1918-79), American designer of optical instruments, air photographer and navigator on the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition flight of 23 December 1947.