Stoker Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after Donald Tait, 'stoker' of the survey motor boat Nimrod of the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit in the South Shetlands in 1967.
Location
The midpoint is located at which is west-southwest of Emeline Island, northwest of Sierra Island, northwest of Dee Island, northeast of Ongley Island, southeast of Romeo Island and south-southwest of Holmes Rock (British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
Greenwich Island
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
SCAR
South Shetland Islands
Territorial claims in Antarctica
Map
L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
References
External links
SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.