Greenwich Island

Greenwich Island

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area
Length	24 km (14.9 mi)
Width	5.23 km (3.25 mi)
Highest elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Highest point	Momchil Peak
Country
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

File:Greenwich.jpg

Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island from near Camp Academia, with Half Moon Island and McFarlane Strait in the foreground.

Fort Point and St. Kiprian Peak, Greenwich Island from Bransfield Strait.

Greenwich Island (variant historical names Sartorius Island, Berezina Island) is an island 24 km (15 mi) long and from 0.80 to 9.66 km (0.5 to 6 mi) (average 523 km or 325 mi) wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 142.7 square kilometres (55.1 sq mi). The name Greenwich Island dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.

The Chilean base Arturo Prat and the Ecuadorian base Pedro Vicente Maldonado are situated on the northeast and north coast of the island respectively.

See also

• Breznik Heights
• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Dryanovo Heights
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Tangra 2004/05 Expedition
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

Map

• L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.

External links

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Protected area Chile Bay (Discovery Bay).