geo.wikisort.org - Island Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island 11 miles (18 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide, situated between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Robert Island is located at 62°24′S 59°30′W . Surface area 132 km 2 (51 sq mi) .[2] The name "Robert Island" dates back to around 1821 and is now established in international usage.
Island of the South Shetland Islands in the Southern Ocean
For the island in the South China Sea, see Robert Island (Paracel Islands).
Robert Island Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location in the South Shetland Islands
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Show map of Antarctica Location Antarctica Coordinates 62°24′S 59°30′W Archipelago South Shetland Islands Area 132 km2 (51 sq mi) Length 11 mi (18 km) Width 8 mi (13 km) Antarctica
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System Population 0 Foundation concrete base Construction fiber glass tower Height 7 m (23 ft) Shape cylindrical tower Markings yellow tower with orange horizontal bands[1] Power source solar power Focal height 25 m (82 ft) Range 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) Characteristic
Much of the Coppermine Peninsula in the west of the island is made up by a perched strandflat surface that was in past at sea level.[3]
Captain Richard Fildes may have named Robert Island for his brig Robert .[4] Fildes was sealing in the South Shetlands in 1821–1822 until ice destroyed his vessel in March 1822. Fildes Strait is named for him.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands
See also
List of lighthouses in Antarctica
Clothier Harbor
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
SCAR
Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands . Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands . Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF) . List of Lights . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4) Serrano, Enrique; López-Martínez, Jerónimo (1997). "Geomorfología de la península Coppermine, isla Robert, islas Shetland del Sur, Antártica" (PDF) . Serie Científica (in Spanish). INACh. 47 : 19–29. Australian Antarctic Data Centre Gazeteer" Robert Island.
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На других языках - [en] Robert Island [fr] Île Robert L'île Robert est une île de l'archipel des îles Shetland du Sud. Le détroit Anglais la sépare à l'ouest de l'île Greenwich, le détroit de Nelson la séparant de l'île Nelson à l'est. [it] Isola Robert L’Isola Robert (in lingua inglese: Robert Island; varianti storiche del nome: Mitchells Island; Polotsk Island per i russi) è una delle isole che compongono l'arcipelago delle Isole Shetland Meridionali, in Antartide. [ru] Роберт (остров) Ро́берт[1], также По́лоцк[2] (англ. Robert) — остров архипелага Южные Шетландские острова.
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