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Antarctica

Archipelago
  
Biscoe Islands

Population
  
Uninhabited

Arrowsmith Island

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.

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Map of Arrowsmith Island, Antarctica

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, 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.

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    Arrowsmith Island Wikipedia
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