Yrvind Island (Bulgarian: остров Юрвинд, romanized: ostrov Yrvind, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈjurvind]) is the rocky island off the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 165 m long in south–north direction and 70 m wide.
The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.
[1] The feature is named after Sven Yrvind, a Swedish sailor and writer who invented the Bris sextant; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Yrvind Island is located at 62°15′49″S 59°10′38.4″W / 62.26361°S 59.177333°W / -62.26361; -59.177333,[2] which is 635 m east-northeast of Smilets Point, 675 m southeast of Meldia Rock and 2.1 km southwest of Retamales Point.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.