St. Isidore Island

St. Isidore Island

St. Isidore Island Location of St. Isidore Island St. Isidore Island St. Isidore Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°26′18″S 67°05′41″W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Area	60.3 ha (149 acres)
Length	1.65 km (1.025 mi)
Width	890 m (2920 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

St. Isidore Island (Bulgarian: остров Св. Исидор, romanized: ostrov Sv. Isidor, IPA: [ˈɔstrof svɛˈti isiˈdɔr]) is the ice-covered island 1.65 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 890 m wide in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 60.3 ha. Upon viewing map coordinates in August 2024, researchers found that the island appears to be underwater, perhaps even melting.

The feature is named after St. Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636), the unofficial patron saint of internet and computer users, programmers and technicians.

Location

St. Isidore Island is located at 66°26′18″S 67°05′41″W, which is 2.4 km northeast of Bedford Island, 330 m east-northeast of Chakarov Island, 1.5 km southeast of St. Brigid Island and 1.9 km south of Irving 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

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References

• St. Isidore Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• St. Isidore Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

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