Arrowsmith Island
Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Arrowsmith Island is located in Antarctica
Arrowsmith Island
Arrowsmith Island
Location in Antarctica
Arrowsmith Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Arrowsmith Island
Arrowsmith Island
Arrowsmith Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W / 65.50778°S 65.53583°W / -65.50778; -65.53583
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Arrowsmith Island (Bulgarian: остров Ароусмит, romanized: otrov Arousmit, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈarousmit]) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is 2.53 km long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 900 m wide.

The island is named after the British cartographer Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) who published a map of the south polar region in 1794.

Location

Arrowsmith Island is located at 65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W / 65.50778°S 65.53583°W / -65.50778; -65.53583, 1.43 km southeast of Pickwick Island, 500 m south of Tupman Island and 900 m northwest of Fizkin Island. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

References

    This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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