St. Brigid Island
St. Brigid Island is the ice-covered island 2.7 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 1.4 km wide, largest in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 222 ha.
It is named after St. Brigid of Kildare, the patron saint of scholars.
Location
St. Brigid Island is located at, which is 1.28 km south of Watkins Island, 1.18 km west of Irving Island, 3.9 km north of Bedford Island and 3 km southeast of Belding Island, based on 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