Rowett Island (South Shetland Islands) Explained

Rowett Island
Map:Antarctic Peninsula#Antarctica
Map Relief:yes
Location:Antarctica
Archipelago:South Shetland Islands
Length Mi:0.5
Population:uninhabited
Country:Antarctica
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Rowett Island is a rocky island 0.5miles long, lying immediately off Cape Lookout, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands.[1] Rowett Island is located at . Rowett Island was known to American and British sealers as early as 1822. Rowett Island was named by members of a British expedition (1921-1922) under Ernest Shackleton for John Quiller Rowett, chief patron of the expedition.

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  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rowett+Island/@-61.283331,-55.2372665,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xbc0c7e9745a57443:0xa5f36efbfecac37a!8m2!3d-61.283333!4d-55.216667!16zL20vMDgxbTZq?entry=ttu