Holmes Island
65°42′S 65°15′W
5 nautical miles (3 km) long, lying south of Vieugue Island in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica.
65°42′S 65°15′W
Overview
Holmes Island (65°41′S 65°15′W) is an island 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) long, lying south of Vieugue Island in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Bryan Holmes, a Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyor at Prospect Point in 1957, who was attached to the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in this area, 1957–58.
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Nearest islands
- Renaud Island27 km
- Pickwick Island28 km
- Dodman Island39 km
- Rabot Island40 km
- Lavoisier Island84 km
- Krogh Island101 km
Also in Biscoe Islands
Renaud Island
493 km²▲ 470 m
Major islands
Lavoisier Island
187 km²▲ 405 m
Major islands
Watkins Island
33.4 km²▲ 230 m
Major islands
Krogh Island
31.6 km²▲ 253 m
Major islands
Pickwick Island
20 km²▲ 230 m
Minor islands
Rabot Island
19 km²▲ 205 m
Minor islands
Dodman Island
11.9 km²▲ 239 m
Minor islands
Belding Island
10.6 km²▲ 192 m
Minor islands