Irving Island () is a small island at the northeastern end of the
Barcroft Islands, in the
Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 1.18 km east of
St. Brigid Island
St. Brigid Island ( bg, остров Св. Бригита, ostrov Sv. Brigita, ) is the ice-covered island 2.7 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 1.4 km wide, largest in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface ar ...
and 1.9 km north of
St. Isidore Island
St. Isidore Island ( bg, остров Св. Исидор, ostrov Sv. Isidor, ) is the ice-covered island 1.65 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 890 m wide in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 60.3 ha.< ...
. The island was mapped from air photos taken by the
Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (1956–57), and was named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for
Laurence Irving, an American
physiologist
Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical a ...
who has specialized in the effects of a polar environment.
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See also
* List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
Islands of the Biscoe Islands
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