Barlow Island

Barlow Island

Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Barlow Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°52′04.5″S 62°20′24.2″W / 62.867917°S 62.340056°W / -62.867917; -62.340056
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	5.28 ha (13.0 acres)
Length	0.38 km (0.236 mi)
Width	0.16 km (0.099 mi)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Barlow Island is a small ice-free island off the north coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 380 by 160 m (420 by 170 yd), surface area 5.28 hectares (13 acres).

The feature's name, presumably honouring the British physicist and mathematician Peter Barlow (1776–1862), derives from the name 'Cape Barlow' originally applied in 1829 by the British naval expedition under Captain Henry Foster to some point on the east side of Smith Island.

The island is located at 62°52′04.5″S 62°20′24.2″W / 62.867917°S 62.340056°W / -62.867917; -62.340056 which is 2.14 km (1.33 mi) west-northwest of Cape Smith, 2.42 km (1.50 mi) north-northeast of , 2.48 km (1.54 mi) northeast of Delyan Point and 11.33 km (7.04 mi) northeast of Gregory Point (British mapping in 1957, Chilean in 1962, Argentine in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2009).