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Antarctic island

St. Brigid Island
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Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°25′06″S 67°07′35″W / 66.41833°S 67.12639°W / -66.41833; -67.12639
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Area222 ha (550 acres)
Length2.7 km (1.68 mi)
Width1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

St. Brigid Island (Bulgarian: остров Св. Бригита, romanizedostrov Sv. Brigita, IPA: [ˈɔstrof svɛˈta briˈɡitɐ]) is the ice-covered island 2.7 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 1.4 km wide, largest in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 222 ha.

It is named after St. Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–525), the patron saint of scholars.

Location

St. Brigid Island is located at 66°25′06″S 67°07′35″W / 66.41833°S 67.12639°W / -66.41833; -67.12639, which is 1.28 km south of Watkins Island, 1.18 km west of Irving Island, 3.9 km north of Bedford Island and 3 km southeast of Belding Island, based on 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. ^ St. Brigid Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

External links

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


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