Extending 1.71 by 0.54 km (1.063 by 0.336 mi), surface area 65 hectares (160 acres).

[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

Barrientos Island is a popular tourist site frequented by Antarctic cruise ships.

The feature was named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition in 1949.

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