Arrowsmith Island

Arrowsmith Island is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is 2.53 km long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 900 m wide.
The island is named after the British cartographer Aaron Arrowsmith who published a map of the south polar region in 1794.

Location

Arrowsmith Island is located at, 1.43 km southeast of Pickwick Island, 500 m south of Tupman Island and 900 m northwest of Fizkin Island. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.