St. Christopher Island

St. Christopher Island
St. Christopher Island
Location of St. Christopher Island
St. Christopher Island
St. Christopher Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°14′58″S 67°07′16″W / 66.24944°S 67.12111°W / -66.24944; -67.12111
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Area24 ha (59 acres)
Length680 m (2230 ft)
Width580 m (1900 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

St. Christopher Island (Bulgarian: остров Св. Христофор, romanizedostrov Sv. Hristofor, IPA: [ˈɔstrof svɛˈti xristoˈfɔr]) is the mostly ice-covered island extending 680 m in southwest–northeast direction and 580 m in southeast–northwest direction lying in Papazov Passage, Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 24 ha.[1]

The feature is named after Saint Christopher (3rd century), the patron saint of travel-related occupations such as mariners.[1]

Location

St. Christopher Island is located at 66°14′58″S 67°07′16″W / 66.24944°S 67.12111°W / -66.24944; -67.12111, which is 3 km southwest of Edholm Point on Krogh Island, 90 m northwest of Bona Mansio Island, 1 km northeast of the nearest point of DuBois Island and 1.86 km southeast of Talbott Point on the last island. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b St. Christopher Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.