Signy Island
(South Orkney Islands)
British Antarctic Territory
Location: 60° 42' 58" S 45° 37' 59" Wseparated from the S coast of Coronation Island by Normanna Strait, was roughly charted by Brisbane under the direction of Weddell in January 1823; further charted by Sørlle 1912-13, and, in association with Gerd Island, Mariholm and Reid Island (q.v.), named Signy Ø after his wife Fru Signy (or Signe) Sørlle (1892-1988). The island was recharted by Discovery Investigations in January 1933 as providing the best anchorages for whaling ships in the South Orkney Islands. The island was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1947-50 and 1957-58. The island was photographed from the air from the helicopter of HMS Endurance in February 1968.