Robert Island

For the island in the South China Sea, see Robert Island (Paracel Islands).

Robert Island

Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°24′S 59°30′W
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Length	11 mi (18 km)
Width	8 mi (13 km)
Administration
Antarctica
Demographics
Population	0

Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island 11 miles (18 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide, situated between Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands) and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Robert Island is located at 62°24′S 59°30′W. Surface area 132 km² (51 sq mi). The name "Robert Island" dates back to around 1821 and is now established in international usage.

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

Maps

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

• South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 5657. DOS 610 – W 62 60. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
• L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.