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Archipelago

    Southern Ocean

    65°26′S 65°30′W

    Biscoe Islands

    Biscoe Islands is a series of islands, of which the principal ones are Renaud, Lavoisier (named Serrano by Chile and Mitre by Argentina), Watkins, Krogh, Pickwick and Rabot, lying parallel to the west coast of Graham Land and extending 150 km (81 nmi) between Southwind Passage on the northeast and Matha Strait on the southwest.

    Wilhelm Archipelago, Biscoe Islands, Antarctic Peninsula
    Wilhelm Archipelago, Biscoe Islands, Antarctic Peninsula

    Butterfly voyages - Serge Ouachée / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Overview

    Biscoe Islands is a series of islands, of which the principal ones are Renaud, Lavoisier (named Serrano by Chile and Mitre by Argentina), Watkins, Krogh, Pickwick and Rabot, lying parallel to the west coast of Graham Land and extending 150 km (81 nmi) between Southwind Passage on the northeast and Matha Strait on the southwest. Another group of islands are the Adolph Islands. The islands are named for John Biscoe, the commander of an English expedition which explored the islands in March 1832.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands154
    • Islets229
    • Rocks & skerries5

    Major islands

    4

    • Renaud Island

      Area
      493 km²
      High point
      470 m

      3 km (7 mi)) wide, lying between the Pitt Islands and Rabot Island. It is separated from the Pitt Islands to the northeast by Mraka Sound, and from Lavoisier Island to the southwest by Pendleton Strait.

    • Lavoisier Island

      Area
      187 km²
      High point
      405 m

      Lavoisier Island is an island 29 km (18 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, lying between Rabot and Watkins Islands in the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica.

    • Watkins Island

      Area
      33.4 km²
      High point
      230 m

      Watkins Island is a low lying, ice-covered island 5 miles (8 km) long, lying 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Lavoisier Island in the Biscoe Islands.

    • Krogh Island

      Area
      31.6 km²
      High point
      253 m

      Krogh Island (66°17′S 67°0′W) is an ice-covered island about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long lying close west of the southern part of Lavoisier Island in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica.

    Minor islands

    154

    • Pickwick Island

      Area
      20 km²
      High point
      230 m

    • Rabot Island

      Area
      19 km²
      High point
      205 m

    • Dodman Island

      Area
      11.9 km²
      High point
      239 m

    • Belding Island

      Area
      10.6 km²
      High point
      192 m

    • Vieugué Island

      Area
      8.1 km²
      High point
      633 m

    • DuBois Island

      Area
      6.4 km²
      High point
      201 m

    • Snodgrass Island

      Area
      6.2 km²
      High point
      151 m

    • Duchaylard Island

      Area
      5.9 km²
      High point
      505 m

    • Tupman Island

      Area
      4.2 km²
      High point
      179 m

    • Jagged Island

      Area
      3.3 km²
      High point
      190 m

    • Sawyer Island

      Area
      3.2 km²
      High point
      133 m

    • Laktionov Island

      Area
      3.1 km²
      High point
      160 m

    • Bates Island

      Area
      2.6 km²
      High point
      114 m

    • Hummock Island

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      155 m

    • Slumkey Island

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      158 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      2.3 km²
      High point
      137 m

    • Jingle Island

      Area
      2.2 km²
      High point
      117 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      2.1 km²
      High point
      148 m

    • St. Brigid Island

      Area
      2.1 km²
      High point
      147 m

    • Zukriegel Island

      Area
      1.9 km²
      High point
      126 m

    • Woolpack Island

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      135 m

    • Vaugondy Island

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      116 m

    • Arrowsmith Island

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      115 m

    • Winkle Island

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      135 m

    • Holmes Island

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      192 m

    • Scholander Island

      Area
      1.2 km²

    • Clements Island

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      76 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      122 m

    • Heap Island

      Area
      0.99 km²
      High point
      116 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.99 km²
      High point
      79 m

    • Beer Island

      Area
      0.98 km²
      High point
      138 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.94 km²
      High point
      102 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.89 km²
      High point
      94 m

    • Fizkin Island

      Area
      0.83 km²
      High point
      116 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.82 km²
      High point
      80 m

    • Trundle Island

      Area
      0.8 km²
      High point
      77 m

    • Kereka Island

      Area
      0.79 km²
      High point
      89 m

    • Curtis Island

      Area
      0.78 km²
      High point
      97 m

    • Milnes Island

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      109 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.71 km²
      High point
      95 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.69 km²
      High point
      109 m

    • Chakarov Island

      Area
      0.66 km²
      High point
      122 m

    • Krivus Island

      Area
      0.65 km²
      High point
      93 m

    • Weller Island

      Area
      0.63 km²
      High point
      62 m

    • Lacuna Island

      Area
      0.61 km²
      High point
      53 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.56 km²
      High point
      110 m

    • Tadpole Island

      Area
      0.56 km²
      High point
      109 m

    • St. Isidore Island

      Area
      0.56 km²
      High point
      97 m

    • Tambra Island

      Area
      0.55 km²
      High point
      72 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.55 km²
      High point
      72 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.54 km²
      High point
      98 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.48 km²
      High point
      76 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.45 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      60 m

    • Schule Island

      Area
      0.42 km²
      High point
      65 m

    • Bedford Island

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      91 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      81 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      89 m

    • Nusser Island

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      89 m

    • Wittmann Island

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      97 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.36 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      89 m

    • Alino Island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      101 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      58 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      60 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.33 km²
      High point
      88 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.32 km²
      High point
      86 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      81 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Ánimas Island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      48 m

    • Ribnik Island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      81 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      87 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      79 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      60 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      59 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      86 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      68 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      61 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      42 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      81 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      76 m

    • Knezha Island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Guile Island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      55 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      43 m

    • Jinks Island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      59 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      65 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²

    • Leppe Island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      71 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      64 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      44 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      48 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      117 m

    • Cat Island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      85 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      43 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      80 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      48 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      54 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • St. Christopher Island

      Area
      0.16 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      49 m

    • Cornet Island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      38 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      35 m

    • Snubbin Island

      Area
      0.15 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Alcheh Island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      52 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      47 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      100 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      47 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      57 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      37 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Nupkins Island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      51 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Hervé Island

      Area
      0.1 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      31 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      35 m

    • Bazett Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Bona Mansio Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Cliff Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Decazes Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Harp Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Horvath Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Levy Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Metis Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Todorova Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Upper Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    5

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 158 of 392; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m633 mVieugué505 mDuchaylard470 mRenaud405 mLavoisier253 mKrogh239 mDodman230 mWatkins230 mPickwick205 mRabot201 mDuBois192 mBelding192 mHolmes190 mJagged179 mTupman
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Renaud: 493 km²RenaudLavoisier: 187 km²LavoisierWatkins: 33.4 km²WatkinsKrogh: 31.6 km²KroghPickwick: 20 km²PickwickRabot: 19 km²RabotDodman: 11.9 km²DodmanBelding: 10.6 km²BeldingVieugué: 8.1 km²VieuguéDuBois: 6.4 km²DuBoisSnodgrass: 6.2 km²SnodgrassDuchaylard: 5.9 km²DuchaylardTupman: 4.2 km²TupmanJagged: 3.3 km²JaggedSawyer: 3.2 km²SawyerLaktionov: 3.1 km²LaktionovBates: 2.6 km²BatesHummock: 2.4 km²HummockSlumkey: 2.4 km²SlumkeyUnnamed island: 2.3 km²Unnamed islandJingle: 2.2 km²JingleUnnamed island: 2.1 km²Unnamed islandSt. Brigid: 2.1 km²St. BrigidZukriegel: 1.9 km²ZukriegelWoolpack: 1.7 km²WoolpackVaugondy: 1.7 km²VaugondyArrowsmith: 1.4 km²ArrowsmithWinkle: 1.3 km²WinkleHolmes: 1.3 km²HolmesScholander: 1.2 km²ScholanderClements: 1.1 km²ClementsUnnamed island: 1.1 km²Unnamed islandHeap: 0.99 km²HeapUnnamed island: 0.99 km²Unnamed islandBeer: 0.98 km²BeerUnnamed island: 0.94 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.89 km²Unnamed islandFizkin: 0.83 km²FizkinUnnamed island: 0.82 km²Unnamed islandTrundle: 0.8 km²Trundle
    km², log scale. 10 without a known area.
    Renaud Island493 km²
    Lavoisier Island187 km²
    Watkins Island33.4 km²
    Krogh Island31.6 km²
    Pickwick Island20 km²
    Rabot Island19 km²
    Dodman Island11.9 km²
    Belding Island10.6 km²
    Vieugué Island8.1 km²
    DuBois Island6.4 km²
    Snodgrass Island6.2 km²
    Duchaylard Island5.9 km²
    Tupman Island4.2 km²
    Jagged Island3.3 km²
    Sawyer Island3.2 km²
    Laktionov Island3.1 km²
    Bates Island2.6 km²
    Hummock Island2.4 km²
    Slumkey Island2.4 km²
    Unnamed island2.3 km²
    Jingle Island2.2 km²
    Unnamed island2.1 km²
    St. Brigid Island2.1 km²
    Zukriegel Island1.9 km²
    Woolpack Island1.7 km²
    Vaugondy Island1.7 km²
    Arrowsmith Island1.4 km²
    Winkle Island1.3 km²
    Holmes Island1.3 km²
    Scholander Island1.2 km²
    Clements Island1.1 km²
    Unnamed island1.1 km²
    Heap Island0.99 km²
    Unnamed island0.99 km²
    Beer Island0.98 km²
    Unnamed island0.94 km²
    Unnamed island0.89 km²
    Fizkin Island0.83 km²
    Unnamed island0.82 km²
    Trundle Island0.8 km²
    Kereka Island0.79 km²
    Curtis Island0.78 km²
    Milnes Island0.73 km²
    Unnamed island0.71 km²
    Unnamed island0.69 km²
    Chakarov Island0.66 km²
    Krivus Island0.65 km²
    Weller Island0.63 km²
    Lacuna Island0.61 km²
    Unnamed island0.56 km²
    Tadpole Island0.56 km²
    St. Isidore Island0.56 km²
    Tambra Island0.55 km²
    Unnamed island0.55 km²
    Unnamed island0.54 km²
    Unnamed island0.48 km²
    Unnamed island0.45 km²
    Unnamed island0.44 km²
    Schule Island0.42 km²
    Bedford Island0.39 km²
    Unnamed island0.39 km²
    Unnamed island0.39 km²
    Nusser Island0.39 km²
    Wittmann Island0.36 km²
    Unnamed island0.36 km²
    Unnamed island0.35 km²
    Alino Island0.35 km²
    Unnamed island0.35 km²
    Unnamed island0.34 km²
    Unnamed island0.33 km²
    Unnamed island0.32 km²
    Unnamed island0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.29 km²
    Ánimas Island0.29 km²
    Ribnik Island0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.28 km²
    Unnamed island0.28 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.25 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Knezha Island0.24 km²
    Guile Island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Jinks Island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Leppe Island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Cat Island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    St. Christopher Island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Cornet Island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Snubbin Island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Alcheh Island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Nupkins Island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Hervé Island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

    Groups within

    18

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs