Beak Island
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| Beak Island | |
 Beak Island from western summit of View Point | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 57°18’48"S, 63°37’11"W |
| Highest point: | 1,180 feet |
| Data | |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
Beak Island is an arc-shaped island, 4 nautical miles long and reaching a maximum height of 1,180 feet, lying half a nautical mile northeast of Eagle Island in the northeast part of Prince Gustav Channel.
The island was probably first seen in 1902–03 by members of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld. The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyed Beak Island in 1945 and so named it because of its shape and relative position to nearby Tail Island and Eagle Island.