Craggy Island (Livingston Island) facts for kids
Location of Livingstone Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Craggy Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Craggy Island
Location in Antarctica
Location of Craggy Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°27′43.5″S 60°17′37.3″W / 62.462083°S 60.293694°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 9 ha (22 acres) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Craggy Island is a small, narrow island in Antarctica. It gets its name from the many crags (jagged rocks or cliffs) that cover it. The island is located in Hero Bay, which is part of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. It forms the northeast side of Blythe Bay.
Craggy Island is quite small, with a surface area of about 9 hectares (that's about 22 acres). In the early 1800s, English and American sealers often visited this area, especially Blythe Bay, to hunt seals.
The island was first mapped and given its descriptive name by a group called the Discovery Investigations in 1935. They were explorers who charted many parts of the Antarctic region.
Where is Craggy Island?
Craggy Island is located at 62°27′43.5″S 60°17′37.3″W / 62.462083°S 60.293694°W. This means it's in the southern part of the world, near the South Pole.
To help you imagine where it is, here are some distances to other nearby places:
- It's about 900 meters (or 984 yards) east-southeast of Desolation Island.
- It lies about 8.2 kilometers (5.1 miles) west-southwest of Williams Point.
- You can find it about 5.98 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Kotis Point.
- It's also around 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) north-northwest of Bezmer Point.
- Craggy Island is about 2.2 kilometers (1.4 miles) north by east of Wood Island on Livingston Island.
- Finally, it's about 11.64 kilometers (7.2 miles) northeast of Siddins Point.
Many countries have mapped this area over the years. These include British maps from 1821, 1935, 1948, and 1968. Argentina mapped it in 1954, Chile in 1971, and Bulgaria in 2005 and 2009.
Maps of the Area
If you want to see Craggy Island and the surrounding areas on a map, you can check out this one:
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
