Horseshoe Island

Horseshoe Island is an island 12 km long and 6 km wide occupying most of the entrance to , along the west coast of , . It was discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill who mapped the area by land and from the air in 1936–37.
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Photo: euphro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: Antarctic island
  • Also known as: “Horseshoe Island i Antarktis” and “Horseshoe Island, Antarctica”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Trifid Peak and Spincloud Heights.

Peak
is a peak at the head of in western Horseshoe Island. is situated 2½ km southeast of Horseshoe Island.

Peak
Photo: euphro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a heights bordering the north side of on Horseshoe Island. is situated 2½ km east of Horseshoe Island.

Peak
Photo: euphro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
are Antarctic peaks just east of the mouth of on Horseshoe Island. is situated 3 km northeast of Horseshoe Island.

Horseshoe Island

Latitude
-67.83566° or 67° 50′ 8″ south
Longitude
-67.18863° or 67° 11′ 19″ west
Elevation
900 metres (2,953 feet)
Open location code
374J5R76+PG
Geo­Names ID
6635161
Wiki­data ID
Q3363057
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Horseshoe Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Horseshoe Island”
  • Chinese: “馬蹄島”
  • Dutch: “Horseshoe Island”
  • German: “Horseshoe Island”
  • Italian: “Isola Horseshoe”
  • Latvian: “Horsšū sala”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Horseshoe Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Horseshoe Island”
  • Norwegian: “Horseshoe Island”
  • Polish: “Horseshoe Island”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Ferradura”
  • Russian: “Хорсшу (остров)”
  • Russian: “Хорсшу”
  • Spanish: “Herradura, isla”
  • Spanish: “Isla Herradura”
  • Swedish: “Horseshoe Island, Antarktis”
  • Swedish: “Horseshoe Island”
  • Turkish: “Horseshoe Adası”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: San Martin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shoesmith Glacier and Gaul Cove.

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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.

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