Tower Island is an Antarctic island 9 kilometres (5 nmi) long and 305 m (1,001 ft) high. It marks the north-east extent of Palmer Archipelago. It lies 37 kilometres (20 nmi) north-east of Trinity Island, separated by Gilbert Strait. Both islands are separated from the Davis Coast to the south by Orléans Strait, running northeast–southwest.[1] The Pearl Rocks lie off the West Coast of Tower Island.[2]
A number of features on Tower Island have been charted and named by various Antarctic expeditions. The following description of features begins from the north and proceeds clockwise along the coast to the east.
East coastedit
The northernmost point of the island is called Cape Leguillou. It was charted by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1837–40, and named by him after Élie Le Guillou, a surgeon on the expedition corvette Zélée. The name has been consistently used since that time.[4] Ploski Cove (Bulgarian: залив Плоски, ‘Zaliv Ploski’ \'za-liv 'plo-ski\), named after the village of Ploski in Bulgaria, is located to the east of the cape. It is 1 km-wide (0.54 nmi) and indents the coast by 850 m (2,790 ft).[5] Traverso Point forms the coast's southeastern edge.[6]
Harmanli Cove (Bulgarian: залив Харманли, romanized: zaliv Harmanli, IPA:[ˈzalifˈxarmɐnli]) is a 1.1 km-wide (0.59 nmi) cove on the eastern cove of Tower Island. It indents the coast to a depth of 1.1 km (0.59 nmi). The cove is named after the town of Harmanli in southeastern Bulgaria.[7] To the south is Cape Dumoutier, the eastern tip of Tower Island. It was named by d'Urville's expedition for Pierre Dumoutier, a surgeon with the expedition.[8] Continuing south is Breste Cove, which is 700 m (2,300 ft) wide and 850 m (2,790 ft) deep. It is named for the settlement of Breste in northern Bulgaria.[9] South of that is Castillo Point.[10]
Condyle Point is the southeast point of the island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC). The name is descriptive of the shape of this feature: a condyle is the rounded prominence at the end of a bone.[11]
The southernmost point of the island is Peña Point.[12][13]
West coastedit
Ustina Point (Bulgarian: нос Устина, 'Nos Ustina' \'nos 'us-ti-na\) is a rocky point on the island's west coast. The point is named after the settlement of Ustina in southern Bulgaria. It is situated 2.6 km northwest of Peña Point.[13]
Closer to the north end of the island, Kranevo Point (Bulgarian: нос Кранево, ‘Nos Kranevo’ \'nos 'kra-ne-vo\), named for the Bulgarian village of Kranevo, forms the south side of the entrance to Mindya Cove.[14] Mindya Cove, named for Mindya, Bulgaria, is 2.4 km-wide (1.3 nmi) cove indenting the island's northwest coast for 1.5 km (0.81 nmi).[15]
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For the island in the Galapagos see Genovesa Island For the island in Missouri see Grand Tower Island Tower Island is an Antarctic island 9 kilometres 5 nmi long and 305 m 1 001 ft high It marks the north east extent of Palmer Archipelago It lies 37 kilometres 20 nmi north east of Trinity Island separated by Gilbert Strait Both islands are separated from the Davis Coast to the south by Orleans Strait running northeast southwest 1 The Pearl Rocks lie off the West Coast of Tower Island 2 Tower IslandMap of Graham Land showing Tower Island 16 Tower IslandLocation in AntarcticaGeographyLocationAntarcticaCoordinates63 34 S 059 50 W 63 567 S 59 833 W 63 567 59 833ArchipelagoPalmer ArchipelagoLength9 km 5 6 mi Highest elevation305 m 1001 ft AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited The island was named on 30 January 1820 by Edward Bransfield Master Royal Navy who described it as a round island 3 Contents 1 Named features 2 East coast 3 West coast 4 Coastal rock groups 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksNamed features editA number of features on Tower Island have been charted and named by various Antarctic expeditions The following description of features begins from the north and proceeds clockwise along the coast to the east East coast editThe northernmost point of the island is called Cape Leguillou It was charted by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d Urville 1837 40 and named by him after Elie Le Guillou a surgeon on the expedition corvette Zelee The name has been consistently used since that time 4 Ploski Cove Bulgarian zaliv Ploski Zaliv Ploski za liv plo ski named after the village of Ploski in Bulgaria is located to the east of the cape It is 1 km wide 0 54 nmi and indents the coast by 850 m 2 790 ft 5 Traverso Point forms the coast s southeastern edge 6 Harmanli Cove Bulgarian zaliv Harmanli romanized zaliv Harmanli IPA ˈzalif ˈxarmɐnli is a 1 1 km wide 0 59 nmi cove on the eastern cove of Tower Island It indents the coast to a depth of 1 1 km 0 59 nmi The cove is named after the town of Harmanli in southeastern Bulgaria 7 To the south is Cape Dumoutier the eastern tip of Tower Island It was named by d Urville s expedition for Pierre Dumoutier a surgeon with the expedition 8 Continuing south is Breste Cove which is 700 m 2 300 ft wide and 850 m 2 790 ft deep It is named for the settlement of Breste in northern Bulgaria 9 South of that is Castillo Point 10 Condyle Point is the southeast point of the island It was named by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC The name is descriptive of the shape of this feature a condyle is the rounded prominence at the end of a bone 11 The southernmost point of the island is Pena Point 12 13 West coast editUstina Point Bulgarian nos Ustina Nos Ustina nos us ti na is a rocky point on the island s west coast The point is named after the settlement of Ustina in southern Bulgaria It is situated 2 6 km northwest of Pena Point 13 Closer to the north end of the island Kranevo Point Bulgarian nos Kranevo Nos Kranevo nos kra ne vo named for the Bulgarian village of Kranevo forms the south side of the entrance to Mindya Cove 14 Mindya Cove named for Mindya Bulgaria is 2 4 km wide 1 3 nmi cove indenting the island s northwest coast for 1 5 km 0 81 nmi 15 Coastal rock groups editDumoulin Rocks Kendall Rocks Pearl RocksSee also editComposite Antarctic Gazetteer List of Antarctic and sub Antarctic islands List of Antarctic islands south of 60 S Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Territorial claims in AntarcticaReferences edit Orleans Strait Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 3 May 2019 Tower Island Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 3 May 2019 Tower Island Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 3 May 2019 Cape Leguillou Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 18 March 2020 Ploski Cove SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 Traverso Point SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 Harmanli Cove SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 Cape Dumoutier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 18 March 2020 Breste Cove SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 Castillo Point SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 Condyle Point Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 18 March 2020 Pena Point SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 a b Ustina Point SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 Kranevo Point SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 Mindya Cove SCAR Composite Gazetteer Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 18 March 2020 External links editSCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer Trinity Peninsula Scale 1 250000 topographic map No 5697 Institut fur Angewandte Geodasie and British Antarctic Survey 1996 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tower Island amp oldid 1213640876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
