Tower Island
| Tower Island | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Strait ( Southern Ocean ) | |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 34 '43 " S , 59 ° 49' 44" W | |
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| length | 7.1 km | |
| width | 4.9 km | |
| surface | 16 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 305 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Tower Island is 7.1 km long, 4.9 km wide and 305 m high island on the northeastern foothills of the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 30 km north of the entrance to Charcot Bay and is separated from Cape Kater by the Orléans Strait .
The Irish-British navigator Edward Bransfield discovered them on January 30, 1820 and named them after their round shape.
Web links
- Tower Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)