Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island 61 km (38 miles) long, the largest in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was discovered by John Biscoe in 1832 and named in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache after the province of Antwerp in Belgium. It lies south-west of Brabant Island at the south-western end of the group. The south-western coastline of the island forms part of the Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA 7). Cormorant Island, an Important Bird Area, lies 1 km off the south coast.
NASA image of Anvers Island | |
Anvers Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°33′S 63°35′W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Area | 2,432 km2 (939 sq mi) |
| Length | 61 km (37.9 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,760 m (9060 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Français |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | ~50 |
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