COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

Mide 4,5 millas de largo, está situada al NE de isla Trinidad y a 13 millas al N del cabo Kater en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. Está completamente cubierta por un grueso manto de hielo por lo que presenta una cima de relieve parejo, sin elevaciones o depresiones notables que se destaquen. Fue denominada el 30 de enero de 1820 por la expedición Británica, al mando de Edward Bransfield.

separated from Cape Kater, Davis Coast, by Orléans Strait, was roughly charted by Bransfield, 30 January 1820, but the name Tower's Islands [sic] (Bransfield, chart, [1820b]; Gould, 1925, p.224) was probably first applied to Ohlin Island (q.v.), the name being later transferred to the present feature. Île Tower ([misplaced to W of Trinity Island] Eyriès and Malte-Brun, 1823, map facing p.237; [correctly shown] France. SHM, 1937, p.403). Trinity Land, referring to Trinity Island (q.v.) and the present feature as one island (Powell, chart, 1828; Larsen, 1894b, map facing p.333). Tower Islands, referring to a group of small islands off the N coast of Trinity Island (BA chart 1238, 7.ix.1839; USHO chart 1132, 1894; Balch, 1904, map facing p.81). Terre de la Trinité, referring to Trinity Island and the present feature as one island (d'Urville, 1838, map following p.1170). Tower Inseln (Friederischsen, 1895, Tafel 7 facing p.304). Îles Tower (Gerlache, 1902b, p.141). The island was further charted by SwAE in 1902 and called Île Pendleton, after Capt. B. Pendleton (Pendleton Strait, q.v.) (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904c, map p.232-33). Pendleton-Insel (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904b, Vol. 2, p.123). Pendletons Ön (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904a, Del. 1, end map). Isla de Pendleton, Isla Pentleton [sic] (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904-05, Tomo 1, end map; Tomo 2, end map). Pendleton Island (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, p.72; BA, 1916, p.402; Wilkins, 1929, map facing p.374). Isola Pendleton (Duse, 1907, p.144). Tierra de Trinidad, Isla Pendleton (Riso Patron S., 1908, p.6 and end map). Trinity Island, in error (Wilson, chart, 1917). Jomfru Island [=maiden island] (Lester's amendments to Johannessen, chart, [1919-20]; Bagshawe, 1921-22a, Vol. 4, p.193). Tower Island (BA chart 3205, 31.x.1921; 25.iii.1937; APC, 1955, p.21; BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974). Tower Ö (HA chart, 1928). Tower Öya (Risting, 1929, map p.51). Pendletonöen (Aagaard, 1930, end map). The island was recharted by DI, 1930-31 (Carey and Nelson, 1931b). Tower (Pendleton) Island (USHO, 1943, p.111). Pendletons Ö (Andersson, 1944, map p.155). Tower Island (Pendleton) (USAAF chart 1737, 1946). Isla Tower (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947). Isla Torre [translation of English name] (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.238b; Pierrou, 1970, p.691; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.279). The island was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Pendleton Eiland (Knapp, 1958, p.582). Ostrov Tauer (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Isla Torres [sic] (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.131).

Island 5 mi long and 305 m high, lying 20 mi NE of Trinity Island and marking the NE extent of Palmer Archipelago. Named on Jan. 30, 1820, by Edward Bransfield, Master, RN, who described it as a round island.