Hervé Island

Hervé Island
Hervé Island
Location of Hervé Island
Hervé Island
Hervé Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°24′11″S 67°10′01″W / 66.40306°S 67.16694°W / -66.40306; -67.16694
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Area14.16 ha (35.0 acres)
Length900 m (3000 ft)
Width290 m (950 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Hervé Island (Bulgarian: остров Ерве, romanized: ostrov Hervé, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɛrˈvɛ]) is the mostly ice-covered rocky island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 900 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 290 m wide. Its surface area is 14.16 ha.

The feature is named after the Chilean geologist Francisco Hervé Allamand, for his contribution to Antarctic geology and the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.