Fort William (Robert Island)

Fort William Point is the conspicuous flat-topped rocky headland forming the northwest extremity of Coppermine Peninsula and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is a northwest entrance point of English Strait and forms the west side of the entrance to Carlota Cove.

Fort William

Fort William (in the foreground) from English Strait
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°22′13″S 59°43′33″W
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Administration
Antarctica
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	0

Fort William Lighthouse[1]

Fort William Lighthouse[1] Antarctica
Location	Fort William Robert Island South Shetland Islands Antarctica
Coordinates	62°22′13″S 59°43′23″W[1]
Year first constructed	n/a
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	fiber glass tower[1]
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with lantern
Markings / pattern	white and red horizontal bands tower[1]
Tower height	3 metres (9.8 ft)[1]
Focal height	10 metres (33 ft) [1]
Light source	solar power
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.[1]
Admiralty number	G1384[1]
NGA number	2736[1]

The feature was named by the early 19th century sealers who used it as a landmark for entering English Strait from the north.

Location

The point is located at 62°22′13″S 59°43′33″W which is 7.2 km (4.5 mi) southwest of Catharina Point, 8.18 km (5.08 mi) north of Spark Point, 3.67 km (2.28 mi) north-northeast of Barrientos Island, 1.82 km (1.13 mi) east of Okol Rocks and 4.74 km (2.95 mi) southeast of Table Island (British mapping in 1821, 1962 and 1968, Argentine in 1949, Soviet Union in 1961, Chilean in 1974, and Bulgarian in 2009).

See also

• List of lighthouses in Antarctica
• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Robert Island
• SCAR
• South Shetland Islands
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

Maps

• 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

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

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.

External links

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer