More about Arthur HarborSmall harbor centered between Bonaparte and Norsel Points on the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05. Surveyed in 1955 by the Falkland Island Dependencies, who established a station near the head of the harbor. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1956 for Oswald R. Arthur, then governor of the Falkland Islands.
Anvers Island 64°33'S, 63°35'W
High Mountainous island 38 miles long, Which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying SW of Brabant Island at the SW end of the group. Named in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache after the province in Anvers, Belgium.
Bay which indents the SW coast of Anvers Island immediately N of Biscoe Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named by him for John Biscoe, who may have landed there in February 1832.
Bonaparte Point 64°47'S, 64°05'W
Narrow point at the S side of Arthur Harbor on the SW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Prince Roland Bonaparte, President of he Paris Geological Society.
Breaker Island 64°46'S, 64°07'W
Small rocky island lying close SW of Norsel Point, off the SW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies in 1955. So named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee because the island causes breakers when the sea is rough.
Christine Island 64°48'S, 64°02'W
Island 0.5 miles long which lies 1 mile off the S coast of Anvers Island and 1.5miles SE of Bonaparte Point. The name was proposed by United States Antarctic Research Program biologist Dietland Müller-Schwarze after his wife Christine Müller-Schwarze, who studied Adélie Penguins with him on the island in 1971-72.
Cormorant Island 64°48'S, 63°58'W
More about Cormorant IslandIsland lying off the south side of Anvers Island, 2.5 miles ESE of Bonaparte Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1954, but not named. So named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1958 because of the large number of cormorants on the island.
DeLaca Island 64°47'S, 64°07'W
A small U shaped island 0.8 miles W of Bonaparte Point, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. The island is one of two main investigation areas in a United States Antarctic Research Program study of terrestrial arthropods. Named by US-Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ted E. DeLaca, a member of the University of California, Davis, biological team working in this area, 1971-74
Island lying 1 mile SE of Cape Monaco, off the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1956-57. So named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee because among the island's natural features are a cave and, in summer, a small waterfall, with mossy patches and grass.
Eichorst Island 64°47'S, 64°04'W
Small island whose W end is deeply cleft into three parts, giving the appearance of three separate rocks at high tide, lying between Shortcut island and Surge Rocks off the SW coast of Anvers Island. Named by US-Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Marvin H. (Ike) Eichorst of Glenview, IL, licensed operator of amateur radio station W9RUK who handled radio traffic between points in the United States and Palmer Station during the period 1964-72.
Elephant Rocks 64°46'S, 64°05'W
A group of three prominent rocks connected by shoals, located between Torgesen Island and the NW entrance to Arthur Harbor, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. The name became established locally among United States Antarctic Research Program personnel at nearby Palmer Station in about 1971, as these rocks provide a favorite habitat for elephant seals.
A rock point that marks the north side of the entrance to Hero Inlet on the southwest side of Anvers Island. The United States Antarctic Research Program, Palmer Station, is located on this point. The name, applied by US-Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in association with Hero Inlet inasmuch as it was Harvey F. Gamage shipyard in South Bristol, Maine, the built the Research Vessel Hero.
Halfway Island 64°45'S, 64°12'W
Island lying 2,5 miles NW of Litchfield Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1956-57. The name arose because the island lies halfway between Arthur Harbor and Cape Monaco, a route frequently traveled by boat by members of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at the Arthur Harbor Station.
Hellerman Rocks 64°48'S, 64°01'W
A group of seven small islets and rocks connected by a shoal, located 0.4 miles E of Hermit Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. Named by US-Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lt. (j.g) Lance W. Hellerman, United States Navy Reserve, officer in charge of Palmer Station in 1969.
Hermit Island 64°48'S, 64°02'W
Island nearly 1 mile long, lying 1.5 miles SE of Bonaparte Point, off the SW Coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. So named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1958 because a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at the Arthur Harbor Station spent some time on this island alone in January 1957, making survey observations.
A narrow inlet at the south side of Palmer station between Gamage point and Bonaparte Point, along the SW side of of Anvers Island. Named by US-Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the Research Vessel Hero which, during the 1960's and 1970's, used the inlet as a turning basin when docking at Palmer Station.
Humble Island 64°46'S, 64°06'W
More about Humble IslandSmall rocky island lying 0.4 miles SE of Norsel Point in Arthur Harbor, off of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955. So named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1956 because the island seemed squeezed insignificantly between Litchfield Island and the coast of Anvers Island.
Jacobs Island 64°48'S, 64°,01'W
A narrow island 0.3 miles long between Hellerman Rocks and Laggard Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. Named by US-ACN for Lt. Cdr. Paul F. Jacobs, United States Navy, Officer in charge of Palmer Station in 1972.
Rocky Island 0.2 miles long, lying 0.5 miles S of Litchfield Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It is the southernmost of islands on the W side of Arthur Harbor. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee following survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955. The name, for the Latin Deity who was guardian of gates, arose because of the position of the island at the entrance of Arthur Harbor.
Laggard Island 64°49'S, 64°02'W
Rocky island lying 2 miles SE of Bonaparte Point, off the SW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee following a 1955 survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. The name arose from the island's position on the eastern fringe of the islands in the vicinity of Arthur Harbor.
Limitrophe Island 64°48'S, 64°01'W
An oval shaped island 0.5 miles long, lying directly E of Christine Island and 1 Mile S of Anvers Island. A suggestive name given by Palmer Station personnel in 1972, because the island lies at the limit of normal field operations from the station.
A small rocky island 0.2 miles W of Litchfield Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. Named by US-Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Dr. Jere H. Lipps, leader (1971-1974) of the United States Antarctic Research Program team making studies of shallow water benthic foraminifera along the Antarctic Peninsula, including this area.
Litchfield Island 64°46'S, 64°06'W
Rocky island 0.5miles long and rising to 50m, lying 0.5 miles S of Norsel Point, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee for Douglas B. Litchfield of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, general assistant and mountaineer at the Arthur Harbor station in 1955 who helped with the local survey and made numerous soundings through the sea ice in the vicinity of the island.
Loudwater Cove 64°46'S, 64°05'W
Small west-facing cove, 0.5 miles long, lying immediately N of Norsel point along the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed in 1955 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and so named because of the thundering noise with which the sea beats into this cove.
Rocky point on the NW side of Arthur Harbor, on the SW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee for the Norwegian sealing vessel Norsel, which was chartered by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for the 1954-1955 summer season to establish the base at Arthur Harbor.
Outcast Islands 64°49'S, 64°08'W
Two small islands, nearly 0.5 miles apart, and a number of surrounding rocks lying 2 miles SW of Bonaparte Point, off the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee following a survey in 1955 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. The name arose because of their isolated position some distance from the other islands in the vicinity of Arthur Harbor.
A small rock outcropping not listed in the Geographic Names of the Antarctic, Second Edition,but lying between Spume Island and Hermit Island.
Shortcut Island 64°47'S, 64°07'W
Crescent-shaped island 0.4 miles long, with three prominent indentations of the N shore, lying 0.7 miles SSE of Gamage Point and Palmer Station along the SW coast of Anvers Island. The suggestive name was given by Palmer Station personnel. The narrow, deep channel separating this island from Anvers Island is a shortcut from station to the Biscoe Bay area by water.
A distinctive oval-shaped rock cleanly split in a north-south direction to the waterline, lying 0.1 miles NW of Janus Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. The descriptive name was given by Palmer Station personnel in 1972.
Small low, rocky island lying 1.5 miles SW of Bonaparte Point, off the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit, 1956-1957. So named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee because heavy seas break over the island in a gale; spume is blown spray.
Stepping Stones 64°47'S, 64°00'W
Three prominent rocks lying 0.5 miles N of Limitrophe Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island. The rocks form one of a series of small boat refuges for parties working between nearby Palmer Station and Biscoe Bay, and therefore form "stepping stones" for coastal trips. Names by Palmer Station personnel in 1972.
Torgesen Island 64°46'S, 64°05'W
More about Torgesen IslandSmall rocky island lying just E of Litchfield Island into the entrance to Arthur Harbor, off the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee for Torstein Torgesen, first mate of the Norsel in 1954-55. Torgesen was the first to enter Arthur Harbor in late February 1955, preceding the Norsel in one of the ship's boats and making soundings.
More about the Wreckage of the Bahia ParaisoArgentine Polar Transporter "Bahia Paraiso" ran aground on January 28, 1989.
Bay 4 miles wide , lying between Cape Monaco and Norsel Point on the SW coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-1905. Named by the United Kingdom-Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1959 for John P. Wylie, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyor at Arthur Harbor in 1956 and 1957.
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