Hervé Island

Hervé Island (Bulgarian: остров Ерве, romanized: ostrov Hervé, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɛrˈvɛ]) is the mostly ice-covered rocky island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 900 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 290 m wide. Its surface area is 14.16 ha.

Hervé Island
Hervé Island is located in Antarctica
Hervé Island
Hervé Island
Location of Hervé Island
Hervé Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Hervé Island
Hervé Island
Hervé Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°24′11″S 67°10′01″W
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Area14.16 ha (35.0 acres)
Length900 m (3000 ft)
Width290 m (950 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is named after the Chilean geologist Francisco Hervé Allamand, for his contribution to Antarctic geology and the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.

Location

Hervé Island is centred at 66°24′11″S 67°10′01″W,[1] which is 260 m south of Kuno Point on Watkins Island, 1.53 km northwest of St. Brigid Island and 1.1 km southeast of Belding Island.

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

See also

Notes

  1. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission

References

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


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