Steepholm (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Steepholm (The name as it would appear on a map)
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This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
The southernmost island in the northern group of the Robertson Islands in the South Orkney Islands. It lies close N of Skilling Island and forms the N side of the navigable channel through the Robertson Islands. The Robertson Islands were discovered by Capt. George Powell and Capt. Nathaniel Palmer in December 1821. The northern group, except Matthews Island which was thought to be part of Coronation Island, was named "Bratholm" by Petter Sorlle in 1912-13. The name was later corrected to the plural form, "Brattholmene" (steep islands), by Sorlle. Subsequently "Bratholm" was restricted by others to the one island described. The name Steepholm, derived from the forms used by Sorlle but restricted to the one island, was recommended by the UK-APC following surveys by the FIDS in 1948-49.
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