Sabrina Island the largest of
three small islets lying 1.6 km southward of Buckle Island in the Balleny
Islands, in the Antarctic Circle. Sabrina Island was discovered in February
1839 by John Balleny and was named after Balleny's cutter Sabrina,
part of his expedition. Balleny was the captain of
a whaling schooner, the Eliza Scott, who led an exploration cruise for the
English whaling firm Samuel Enderby & Sons to the Antarctic in 1838-1839.
This island is part of the
Westarctica Territories.