{{Short description|Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica}} {{about||the island in the Galápagos|Genovesa Island|the island in Missouri|Grand Tower Island}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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'''Tower Island''' is an Antarctic island {{convert|5|nmi|km|0|disp=flip}} long and {{convert|305|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high. It marks the north-east extent of Palmer Archipelago. It lies {{convert|20|nmi|km|disp=flip}} north-east of Trinity Island, separated by Gilbert Strait. Both islands are separated from the Davis Coast to the south by Orléans Strait, running northeast–southwest.<ref name=gnis-OS/> The Pearl Rocks lie off the West Coast of Tower Island.<ref name=gnis-TI/>

The island was named on 30 January 1820 by Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, who described it as a round island.<ref name=scar-TI/>

== Named features == A number of features on Tower Island have been charted and named by various Antarctic expeditions. The following description of features begins from the north and proceeds clockwise along the coast to the east.

==East coast== The northernmost point of the island is called Cape Leguillou. It was charted by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1837–40, and named by him after Élie Le Guillou, a surgeon on the expedition corvette {{ship||Zélée|corvette|2}}. The name has been consistently used since that time.<ref name=gnis-CL/> Ploski Cove ({{langx|bg|залив Плоски}}, ‘Zaliv Ploski’ \'za-liv 'plo-ski\), named after the village of Ploski in Bulgaria, is located to the east of the cape. It is {{cvt|1|km|nmi|adj=mid|-wide}} and indents the coast by {{cvt|850|m|ft}}.<ref name=scar-PC/> Traverso Point forms the coast's southeastern edge.<ref name=scar-TP/>

Harmanli Cove ({{langx|bg|залив Харманли|zaliv Harmanli}}, {{IPA|bg|ˈzalif ˈxarmɐnli|IPA}}) is a {{cvt|1.1|km|nmi|adj=mid|-wide}} cove on the eastern cove of Tower Island. It indents the coast to a depth of {{cvt|1.1|km|nmi}}. The cove is named after the town of Harmanli in southeastern Bulgaria.<ref name=scar-HC/> To the south is Cape Dumoutier, the eastern tip of Tower Island. It was named by d'Urville's expedition for Pierre Dumoutier, a surgeon with the expedition.<ref name=gnis-CD/> Continuing south is Breste Cove, which is {{cvt|700|m|ft}} wide and {{cvt|850|m|ft}} deep. It is named for the settlement of Breste in northern Bulgaria.<ref name=scar-BC/> South of that is Castillo Point.<ref name=scar-CP/>

Condyle Point is the southeast point of the island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC). The name is descriptive of the shape of this feature: a condyle is the rounded prominence at the end of a bone.<ref name=gnis-CP/>

The southernmost point of the island is Peña Point.<ref name=scar-PP/><ref name=scar-UP/>

== West coast== Ustina Point ({{langx|bg|нос Устина}}, 'Nos Ustina' \'nos 'us-ti-na\) is a rocky point on the island's west coast. The point is named after the settlement of Ustina in southern Bulgaria. It is situated 2.6&nbsp;km northwest of Peña Point.<ref name=scar-UP/>

Closer to the north end of the island, Kranevo Point ({{langx|bg|нос Кранево}}, ‘Nos Kranevo’ \'nos 'kra-ne-vo\), named for the Bulgarian village of Kranevo, forms the south side of the entrance to Mindya Cove.<ref name=scar-KP/> Mindya Cove, named for Mindya, Bulgaria, is {{cvt|2.4|km|nmi|adj=mid|-wide}} cove indenting the island's northwest coast for {{cvt|1.5|km|nmi}}.<ref name=scar-MC/>

== Coastal rock groups == * Dumoulin Rocks * Kendall Rocks * Pearl Rocks

==See also== * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research * Territorial claims in Antarctica

==References== <references>

<ref name=gnis-CD>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 4161| name = Cape Dumoutier| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-CL>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 8672| name = Cape Leguillou | accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-CP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 3023| name = Condyle Point| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-OS>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 11151| name = Orléans Strait| accessdate = 2019-05-03}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-TI>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 15454| name = Tower Island| accessdate = 2019-05-03|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-BC>{{cite scar| id = 137111 | name = Breste Cove| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-CP>{{cite scar| id = 100455 | name = Castillo Point| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-HC>{{cite scar| id = 136888 | name = Harmanli Cove| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-KP>{{cite scar| id = 136873 | name = Kranevo Point| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-MC>{{cite scar| id = 136874 | name = Mindya Cove | accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-PC>{{cite scar| id = 137065 | name = Ploski Cove | accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-PP>{{cite scar| id = 137065 | name = Peña Point | accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-TI>{{cite scar| id = 132817 | name = Tower Island | accessdate = 2019-05-03}}</ref> <ref name=scar-TP>{{cite scar| id = 102325 | name = Traverso Point| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=scar-UP>{{cite scar| id = 136876 | name = Ustina Point| accessdate = 2020-03-18|links=off}}</ref>

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== External links == * [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718204641/http://www.bkg.bund.de/nn_171392/DE/Bundesamt/Kostenlose-Karten/Antarktis-Karten/Satellitenbildkarten/Ma_C3_9Fstab250/Daten/Trinity_20Peninsula,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Trinity%20Peninsula.pdf Trinity Peninsula.] Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.

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Category:Islands of the Palmer Archipelago