Yrvind_Island

Yrvind Island

Yrvind Island

Antarctic island

Yrvind Island (Bulgarian: остров Юрвинд, romanized: ostrov Yrvind, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈjurvind]) is the rocky island off the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 165 m long in south–north direction and 70 m wide. Its surface area is 0.8 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

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The feature is named after Sven Yrvind, a Swedish sailor and writer who invented the Bris sextant; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Yrvind Island is located at 62°15′49″S 59°10′38.4″W,[2] which is 635 m east-northeast of Smilets Point, 675 m southeast of Meldia Rock and 2.1 km southwest of Retamales Point. British mapping in 1968.

See also

Maps

  • Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
  • South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

  1. [1]
    L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28
  2. [2]
    Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission

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