Hermit Island
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Hermit Island is an island
nearly 1 miles (1.6 km) long, lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Bonaparte Point
, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island
in the Palmer Archipelago
. Hermit Island is located at 64°48′S 64°02′W. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) at the Arthur Harbor station spent some time on this island alone in January 1957, making survey observations.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
nearly 1 miles (1.6 km) long, lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Bonaparte Point
Bonaparte Point
Bonaparte Point or Roland Bonaparte Point is a narrow point at the south side of Arthur Harbor on the southwest coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Bonaparte Point is located at . Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Prince Roland...
, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. Hermit Island is located at 64°48′S 64°02′W. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) at the Arthur Harbor station spent some time on this island alone in January 1957, making survey observations.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica