Andersson Island

Andersson Island is a 7 mi (11 km) long and 4 mi (6.4 km) wide volcanic island of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group, located at the eastern end of the Tabarin Peninsula, Antarctica.[1]

Andersson
Andersson Island (labelled 9) amongst the island chain off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula
Andersson
Geography
LocationAntarctic Sound
Coordinates63°35′S 56°35′W
ArchipelagoJoinville Island group
Adjacent bodies of waterHope Bay
Length1.9 km (1.18 mi)
Highest elevation435 m (1,427 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The island was originally named Uruguay Island by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, after the Argentine ship Uruguay which participated in the rescue of the ship-wrecked Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1903.[2] It was ultimately renamed Andersson Island on November 21, 1949. It was named for Dr. Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874-1960), a Swedish geologist who had served on the Swedish Antarctic Expedition. The renaming was necessary to avoid confusion with Uruguay Island, located off the Graham Coast.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Geological Map of James Ross Island" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Andersson Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
  3. Name Details


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