Broka Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Location: | Antarctica |
Length Km: | 7.4 |
Elevation M: | 140 |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Broka Island is a rocky island, 4nmi long and rising to, with a prominent cove indenting the north side, situated 2nmi north of Law Promontory and 1nmi west of Havstein Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. They applied the name Broka (the trousers) because the outline of the island resembles that of a pair of trousers.