Arms of the British Antarctic Territory

Bob Island

(Cape Errera)

British Antarctic Territory

Location: 64° 56' 32" S 63° 25' 30" W
off S end of Wiencke Island, Danco Coast, was photographed and roughly mapped by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition on 9 February 1898; called Îlot Famine, because a landing party with short supplies was delayed here in its re-embarkation; later named Îlot Bob. During partial resurvey of the area by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from 'Port Lockroy' in 1944, the island was not found in the position indicated by Lecointe. The island was resurveyed and identified with the Belgian Antarctic Expedition's original discovery by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Norsel in April 1955, when a landing was made.