Booth Island

Booth Island is a Y-shaped island, 5 nautical miles long and rising to 980 metres in the northeast part of the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Antarctica
  • Also known as: Booth-Insel”, “Boothinsel”, and “Wandel, Ile

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glandaz Point and Pléneau Island.

Peak
is a point forming the south side of the entrance to in , on the west coast of , Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and was named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for A.

Island
Hovgaard Island is an island 3 nautical miles long, lying 1.5 nautical miles southwest of Booth Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. is situated 3 km southwest of Booth Island.

Peak
Mount Cloos is a dome-shaped mountain probably over 915 metres high, standing at the north side of and 2.3 miles northeast of , on the northwest coast of in . is situated 3½ km southeast of Booth Island.

Booth Island

Latitude
-65.08731° or 65° 5′ 14″ south
Longitude
-63.99598° or 63° 59′ 46″ west
Elevation
980 metres (3,215 feet)
Open location code
376RW273+3J
Geo­Names ID
6627943
Wiki­data ID
Q525633
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Booth Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Booth Island
  • Chinese: 布斯島
  • Dutch: Booth Island
  • French: île Booth
  • French: Île Booth
  • German: Booth-Insel
  • Indonesian: Pulau Booth
  • Italian: isola di Booth
  • Italian: Isola di Booth
  • Japanese: ブース島
  • Korean: 부스 섬
  • Korean: 부스섬
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Booth Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Booth Island
  • Norwegian: Booth Island
  • Polish: Booth Island
  • Spanish: Booth, Isla
  • Spanish: Isla Booth
  • Swedish: Booth Island, Antarktis
  • Swedish: Booth Island

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gourdon Peak and Wandel Peak.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Booth Island”. Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.