St. Brigid Island
St. Brigid Island is the ice-covered island 2.7 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 1.4 km wide, largest in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 222 ha. It is named after St. Brigid of Kildare, the patron saint of scholars.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Biscoe Islands
- Also known as: “Saint Brigid Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Irving Island and Alcheh Island.
Irving Island
Islet
Irving Island is a small island at the northeastern end of the Barcroft Islands, in the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 1.18 km east of St. Brigid Island and 1.9 km north of St.
Alcheh Island
Islet
Alcheh Island is the ice-covered island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 900 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 340 m wide.
Hervé Island
Islet
Hervé Island 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.
St. Brigid Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.4166° or 66° 24′ 60″ southLongitude
-67.1328° or 67° 7′ 58″ westOpen location code
375JHVM8+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 225856875OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandWikidata ID
Q95944406
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“St. Brigid Island” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Brigid Island”
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Highlights include Leppe Island and Chakarov Island.
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