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.
 Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Arrowsmith Island Location in Antarctica  Arrowsmith Island Arrowsmith Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W / 65.50778°S 65.53583°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island is named after the British cartographer Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) who published a map of the south polar region in 1794.
Location edit
Arrowsmith Island is located at 65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W / 65.50778°S 65.53583°W, 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Arrowsmith Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links edit
- Arrowsmith Island. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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