St. Brigid Island
| St. Brigid Island | ||
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| Waters | Matha Street | |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 25 '6 " S , 67 ° 7' 35" W | |
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| length | 2.7 km | |
| width | 1.4 km | |
| surface | 2.22 km² | |
St. Brigid Iceland ( English , Bulgarian . Остров Св Бригита ostrow Sw [eti] Brigita ) is an icy, km in southwest-northeast orientation 2.7 long, 1.4 km wide and 222 hectares large island in the archipelago of Biscoe Islands west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is the largest of the Barcroft Islands 1.28 km south of Watkins Island , 1.18 km west of Irving Island , 3.9 km north of Bedford Island and 3 km southeast of Belding Island .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2020 after Saint Brigida of Kildare (≈451–523).
Web links
- St. Brigid Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)