Stoker Island facts for kids
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Stoker Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Stoker Island
Location in Antarctica
Location of Stoker Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°23′50.4″S 59°50′54.1″W / 62.397333°S 59.848361°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 20 ha (49 acres) |
| Length | 0.55 km (0.342 mi) |
| Width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Stoker Island is a small, rocky island located near Greenwich Island in Antarctica. It's part of the South Shetland Islands. The island is about 550 meters (1,800 feet) long and 400 meters (1,300 feet) wide. Its total area is around 20 hectares (50 acres).
In the early 1800s, people who hunted seals visited this area. Stoker Island was named after Donald Tait. He was a 'stoker' (someone who tended the engine's furnace) on a survey boat called Nimrod. This boat was part of a Royal Navy team exploring the South Shetland Islands in 1967.
Where is Stoker Island Located?
Stoker Island is found at 62°23′50.4″S 59°50′54.1″W / 62.397333°S 59.848361°W. It is positioned in the ocean near several other islands.
Here are some of its distances from nearby places:
- About 2.65 kilometers (1.65 miles) west-southwest of Emeline Island.
- Around 2.2 kilometers (1.4 miles) northwest of Sierra Island.
- Roughly 3.7 kilometers (2.3 miles) northwest of Dee Island.
- About 3.9 kilometers (2.4 miles) northeast of Ongley Island.
- Around 4.26 kilometers (2.65 miles) southeast of Romeo Island.
- About 1.7 kilometers (1.1 miles) south-southwest of Holmes Rock.
Different countries have mapped this area over the years. These include British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.
Maps of Stoker Island
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. This is a detailed topographic map at a scale of 1:100,000. It was created by the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria in 2005.
