Matthews Island
Matthews Island is the largest of the Robertson Islands in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It lies immediately south-east of Coronation Island, from which it is separated by a narrow channel known as the Divide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coffer Island and Skilling Island.
Coffer Island
Islet
Coffer Island is a small island lying in the entrance to the bay on the east side of Matthews Island in the Robertson Islands group of the South Orkney Islands.
Skilling Island
Island
Skilling Island is a small island immediately north of Atriceps Island, in the Robertson Islands group of the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. Although roughly charted at a much earlier date, the island was first surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. Skilling Island is situated 3½ km south of Matthews Island.
Atriceps Island
Island
Atriceps Island is the southernmost of the Robertson Islands, lying 5.6 kilometres south of the south-east end of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. Atriceps Island is situated 4 km south of Matthews Island.
Matthews Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Matthews Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Matthews”
- Chinese: “馬修斯島”
- Dutch: “Matthews Island”
- German: “Matthews-Insel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Matthews Island”
- Spanish: “Matthews, isla”
- Swedish: “Matthews (ö)”
- Swedish: “Matthews Island”
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