Emeline Island is a conspicuous rocky island rising to over 100 m in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island extends 550 by with a surface area of 18 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century seal hunters. The feature is named after the American sealing vessel Emeline under Captain Jeremiah Holmes, which visited the South Shetlands in 1820–21 and operated from nearby Clothier Harbour.

Location

The midpoint is located at -62.39147°N, -59.79306°W and the island lies 650 m northwest of Pasarel Island, 1.8 km northwest of Barrientos Island, 2.63 km north of Dee Island, 1.7 km north-northeast of Sierra Island, 2.45 km east by north of Stoker Island, 2 km east-southeast of Holmes Rock, 1.45 km southwest of Bilyana Island and 650 m southwest of Riksa Islands.

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