Owen Island
Encyclopedia
Owen Island is an island
lying between Round Point
and Pottinger Point
close off the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands
. Charted and named in 1935 by DI
personnel on the Discovery II.
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...
lying between Round Point
Round Point
Round Point is a point 12 nautical miles west of False Round Point on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The descriptive name dates back to at least 1822 and is established in international usage....
and Pottinger Point
Pottinger Point
Pottinger Point is a point 2 nautical miles east of Round Point on the north coast of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Captain Pottinger, Master of the Tartar from London, who visited the South Shetland Islands in...
close off the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
. Charted and named in 1935 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the Discovery II.