Montojo Island

Montojo Island is the predominantly ice-covered rocky island 527 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 140 m wide in the southwest extremity of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica. Its surface area is 4.96 ha.
The feature is named after Frigate Capt. Javier Montojo Salazar, Spanish Navy, who died after falling overboard from the research ship Hespérides in South Bay, Livingston Island. The accident happened while he was a member of the scientific team of a satellite navigation project.

Location

Montojo Island is centred at, which is 933 m south of Belding Island, 3.82 km southwest of Kuno Point on Watkins Island, 3.26 km west of St. Brigid Island and 3.77 km east by north of Decazes Island. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated