Heywood Island (Antarctica)
Heywood Island is the largest of the islands off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is named after Captain Peter Heywood, RN, commanding HMS Nereus off the east coast of South America in 1810–13, formerly a midshipman in HMS Bounty under Captain William Bligh. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Clothier Harbour.Description
The island lies west by north of Catharina Point, Robert Island, north-west of Hammer Point, Robert Island, north-north-east of Rogozen Island, north-north-east of Fort William, Robert Island and east-north-east of Table Island. It is long with a surface area of. It is ice-free, low and horseshoe-shaped, its west coast indented for 1 km by Vrabcha Cove.Heywood Island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports one of the largest chinstrap penguin colonies on the Antarctic Peninsula with around 90,000 pairs.
