Chanticleer Island (63°43′S 61°48′W / 63.717°S 61.800°WCoordinates: 63°43′S 61°48′W / 63.717°S 61.800°W) is a nearly snow-free island, 1 nautical mile (2 km) long, lying off the northwest end of Hoseason Island in the Palmer Archipelago. The island was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 after HMS Chanticleer (Captain Henry Foster), whose party made a landing in this vicinity on January 7, 1829.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Chanticleer Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).