Romeo Island
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Romeo Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island
and west of Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Extending 1.35 km (0.838853194477239 mi) in west-northwest direction and 470 m (514 yd) wide, with a surface area of 44 hectares (108.7 acre). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
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The feature is named after the British sealing ship Romeo under Captain James Johnson, which visited the South Shetlands in 1821-22, and moored in Clothier Harbour
in March 1822.
, Greenwich Island, 6.7 km (4.2 mi) southwest of Table Island
, 4.05 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Stoker Island
and 5.3 km (3.3 mi) north by west of Ongley Island
(British mapping in 1962 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Greenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)
Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
and west of Aitcho Islands 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...
, Antarctica. Extending 1.35 km (0.838853194477239 mi) in west-northwest direction and 470 m (514 yd) wide, with a surface area of 44 hectares (108.7 acre). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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The feature is named after the British sealing ship Romeo under Captain James Johnson, which visited the South Shetlands in 1821-22, and moored in Clothier Harbour
Clothier Harbour
Clothier Harbour is the 1.5 km wide bay indenting for 1 km the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica between Hammer Point on the northeast and Onogur Islands on the southwest...
in March 1822.
Location
The midpoint is located at 62°22′34.7"S 59°55′30.6"W and the island is lying 9.45 km (5.9 mi) northeast of Duff PointDuff Point
Duff Point is a point forming the west extremity of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name Duffs Straits was applied to McFarlane Strait by James Weddell in 1820-23, after Captain Norwich Duff under whom Weddell served in HMS Espoir in 1814...
, Greenwich Island, 6.7 km (4.2 mi) southwest of Table Island
Table Island (South Shetland Islands)
Table Island is a conspicuous flat-topped, rocky island lying north of Greenwich Island and north-northwest of the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is rising to over and extending , with a surface area of . Turmoil Rock is...
, 4.05 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Stoker Island
Stoker Island
Stoker Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area...
and 5.3 km (3.3 mi) north by west of Ongley Island
Ongley Island
Ongley Island is a rugged rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending in west-northwest direction and wide, with a surface area of . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers....
(British mapping in 1962 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Greenwich IslandGreenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
- 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...
- South Shetland IslandsSouth Shetland IslandsThe 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...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Map
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.