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Arrowsmith Island (Bulgarian: остров Ароусмит, romanized: otrov Arousmit, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈarousmit]) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is 2.53 km long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 900 m wide.
 Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Arrowsmith Island Location in Antarctica  Arrowsmith Island Arrowsmith Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island is named after the British cartographer Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) who published a map of the south polar region in 1794.
Arrowsmith Island is located at 65°30′28″S 65°32′09″W, 1.43 km southeast of Pickwick Island, 500 m south of Tupman Island and 900 m northwest of Fizkin Island. British mapping in 1971.
