Saddle Island, South Orkney Islands

{{short description|Island administered under the Antarctic Treaty System}}

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| name = Saddle Island

| image_name = Saddle Island - South Orkney Islands, BAT.svg

| image_caption = Location of Saddle Island in the South Orkney Islands

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| location = Antarctica

| coordinates = {{Coord|60|38|S|44|50|W||display=inline,title}}

| archipelago = South Orkney Islands

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| treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System

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Saddle Island ({{Coord|60|38|S|44|50|W|}}) is an island nearly {{convert|2|mi|km}} long, consisting of twin summits barely separated by a narrow channel strewn with boulders, lying {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} north of the west end of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands near Antarctica.[https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/antarctica/south-orkney-islands Ocean Wide Expeditions website, South Orkney Islands] It was discovered and charted in 1823 by British sealer James Weddell, who named it for its peculiar shape.[https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=131104 Australian Antarctic Data Centre website, Saddle Island]