Rowett Island
Rowett Island
Rowett Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Rowett Island
Rowett Island
Location of Rowett Island
Rowett Island is located in Antarctica
Rowett Island
Rowett Island
Rowett Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates61°17′S 55°13′W / 61.283°S 55.217°W / -61.283; -55.217
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Length0.5 mi (0.8 km)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Rowett Island is a rocky island 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long, lying immediately off Cape Lookout, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Rowett Island is located at 61°17′S 55°13′W / 61.283°S 55.217°W / -61.283; -55.217. Rowett Island was known to American and British sealers as early as 1822. Rowett Island was named by members of a British expedition (1921-1922) under Ernest Shackleton for John Quiller Rowett, chief patron of the expedition.

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