The island and its named features were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.

[1] The headland Austpynten, meaning "east point," forms the entire northeastern extremity of the island.

It remapped by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) of 1957–62, and named Kujira-misaki, meaning "whale point".

[4] Ice-covered Nagagutsu Point forms the southeast extremity of Padda Island.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.