Arrowsmith Island

Arrowsmith Island

Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Arrowsmith Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W / 65.50778°S 65.53583°W / -65.50778; -65.53583Coordinates: 65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W / 65.50778°S 65.53583°W / -65.50778; -65.53583
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
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 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

• 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.