Robert 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 km² (51 sq mi).[2] The name "Robert Island" dates back to around 1821 and is now established in international usage.

For the island in the South China Sea, see Robert Island (Paracel Islands).

Robert Island

Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°24′S 59°30′W
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	132 km^2 (51 sq mi)
Length	11 mi (18 km)
Width	8 mi (13 km)
Administration
Antarctica
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	0

Edwards Point Lighthouse[1]

Edwards Point Lighthouse[1] Antarctica
Location	Edwards Point Robert Island South Shetland Islands Antarctica
Coordinates	62°27′39″S 59°30′48″W
Year first constructed	n/a
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	fiber glass tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower
Markings / pattern	yellow tower with orange horizontal bands[1]
Tower height	7 metres (23 ft)[1]
Focal height	25 metres (82 ft)[1]
Light source	solar power
Range	7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl W 10s.[1]
Admiralty number	G1386[1]
NGA number	2732[1]

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
• 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

1. 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.
2. 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)
3. 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.
4. Australian Antarctic Data Centre Gazeteer" Robert Island.

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