St._Christopher_Island

St. Christopher Island

St. Christopher Island

Antarctic island

For other islands named Saint Christopher Island, see Saint Christopher Island (disambiguation).

St. Christopher Island (Bulgarian: остров Св. Христофор, romanized: ostrov Sv. Hristofor, IPA: [ˈɔstrof svɛˈti xristoˈfɔr]) is the mostly ice-covered island extending 680 m in southwest–northeast direction and 580 m in southeast–northwest direction lying in Papazov Passage, Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 24 ha.[1]

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The feature is named after Saint Christopher (3rd century), the patron saint of travellers.[1]

Location

St. Christopher Island is located at 66°14′58″S 67°07′16″W, which is 3 km southwest of Edholm Point on Krogh Island, 90 m west-northwest of Bona Mansio Island, 1 km northeast of the nearest point of DuBois Island and 1.86 km southeast of Talbott Point on the last 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

Notes

  1. [1]
    St. Christopher Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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


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