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Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands. |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 78 ha (190 acres)[1] |
| Length | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
| Width | 0.85 km (0.528 mi) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Heywood Island is the largest of the islands off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 1.4 by 0.85 km (0.87 by 0.53 mi), with a surface area of 78 hectares (190 acres).[1] The feature is ice-free, low and horseshoe-shaped, its west coast indented for 1 km by Vrabcha Cove. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Clothier Harbour.
The feature is named after Captain Peter Heywood, RN (1773–1831), commanding HMS Nereus off the east coast of South America in 1810-13, formerly a midshipman in HMS Bounty under Captain William Bligh, RN.
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The island is centred at and is lying 2.88 km (1.79 mi) west by north of Catharina Point, Robert Island, 2.24 km (1.39 mi) northwest of Hammer Point, Robert Island, 470 m (510 yd) north-northeast of Rogozen Island, 4.12 km (2.56 mi) north-northeast of Fort William, Robert Island and 5.35 km (3.32 mi) east-northeast of Table Island (British mapping in 1822, 1935, 1962 and 1968, American in 1942, Argentine in 1946 and 1957, Chilean in 1957 and 1971, and Bulgarian in 2009).
