Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureIslandNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA steep stratified island, 2 1/2 miles long in a north-south direction, near the southern end of Robertson Bay, along the north coast of Victoria Land. It rises to a height of 555m, and is remarkable for its layers of blue, red and green rock. Broad, deep quartz reefs cut through the island from east to west. It was first charted in 1899 by the BAE, 1898-1900, who named it for HRH the Duke of York.
