Feature Name (see definition): Steepholm

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14521

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 47' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 09' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.7833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.15

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): The southernmost island in the northern group of the Robertson Islands in the South Orkney Islands. It lies close N of Skilling Island and forms the N side of the navigable channel through the Robertson Islands. The Robertson Islands were discovered by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in December 1821. The northern group, except Matthews Island which was thought to be part of Coronation Island, was named "Bratholm" by Petter Sorlle in 1912-13. The name was later corrected to the plural form, "Brattholmene" (steep islands), by Sorlle. Subsequently "Bratholm" was restricted by others to the one island described. The name Steepholm, derived from the forms used by Sorlle but restricted to the one island, was recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) following surveys by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948-49.

Date Created (see definition): No data

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