Name details

Reid Island

Reid Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Reid Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110833

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

SW of Olivine Point, S Coronation Island, was roughly charted as a group of islands by Sørlle, 1912-13, and, in association with Gerd Island (q.v.) and Mariholm (q.v.), named Reidholmen after his daughter Reidunn, Mrs O. Holtedahl (Holtedahl Bay, q.v.) (Sørlle, chart, 1912; Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913). Reidholm (Sørlle, chart, [1930]); recharted as one island by DI in 1933. Reid Island (Nelson, 1933, p.12; APC, 1959a, p.10; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). Reid Islands, including two rocks E of Olivine Point (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934). IÎlots Reid (France. SHM, 1937, p.388). Reid Islets (BA, 1942, p.36; 1948, p.139; DCS 701 South Orkney Islands sheet, 1950). Isla Reid (Argentina. CNA, 1947, map p.45). The island was surveyed by FIDS from Signy, 1948-49. Islotes Reid (Argentina. MM chart 117, 1952; Pierrou, 1970, p.620). Reid Islet (APC, 1955, p.17). The island was further surveyed by FIDS from Signy, 1956-58. Isola Reid (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 10). Islote Reid (Argentina. MM, NM 141/15.ix.1964).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 41' 00.0" S
-60.68333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 29' 00.0" W
-45.48333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Sep-1955

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