St. Isidore Island

Island in the Biscoe Islands, Antarctic

66°26′18″S 67°05′41″W / 66.43833°S 67.09472°W / -66.43833; -67.09472ArchipelagoBiscoe IslandsArea60.3 ha (149 acres)Length1.65 km (1.025 mi)Width890 m (2920 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

Location

St. Isidore Island is located at 66°26′18″S 67°05′41″W / 66.43833°S 67.09472°W / -66.43833; -67.09472, 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

Notes

^ ^a ^b St. Isidore Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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