Arrowsmith Island
Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
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Location in Antarctica
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Location | Antarctica |
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Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
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Population | Uninhabited |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Arrowsmith Island (Bulgarian: остров Ароусмит, ‘Ostrov Arrowsmith’ \'os-trov 'a-ro-u-smit\) 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., 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
- British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Kereka Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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