
Robert Island
(South Shetland Islands)
British Antarctic Territory
Location: 62° 23' S 59° W
separated from Nelson Island to the NE by Nelson Strait, and from Greenwich Island to the SW by English Strait, South Shetland Islands, was sighted by Smith in October 1819; very roughly charted as one island together with W King George Island, Nelson Island and Greenwich Island by Bransfield in January-March 1820; further charted by the Russian Antarctic Expedition, 25 January 1821, and by sealers; first shown as a separate island by Goddard (1821); named Roberts Island presumably by Fildes (Fildes Strait, q.v.) after his brig Robert, engaged in sealing in the South Shetland Islands in the 1821-22 season until lost, 7 March 1822. The island was recharted by Discovery Investigations, 1934-35. The island was photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1956-57.