Barrientos Island is a small, ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. Barrientos Island is a popular tourist site frequented by Antarctic cruise ships.
The feature was named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition in 1949.
Location
The midpoint is located at and the island is lying northwest of Cecilia Island, north-northwest of Spark Point, Greenwich Island, northeast of Dee Island, east of Sierra Island, southeast of Pasarel Island, south-southeast of Bilyana Island and south-southwest of Fort William, Robert Island (British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
Aitcho Islands
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
SCAR
South Shetland Islands
Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
External links
Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Visitor Site Guidelines and island description SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
