Peter Island is a 720 hectare (1,779 acre) private island located in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). It is about 5 miles (8 km) south-west (195 degrees true) from Road Town, Tortola.The island was named after Pieter Adriensen (nicknamed "The Commander") who was the brother of Abraham Adriensen, Patron of Tortola under the Dutch West India Company in the early 17th century. As of 2005, it is estimated that only 600 people have ever set foot on the uninhabited volcanic Island. 450 kilometres from Antarctica. The morphologically youthful shield-like volcano has an abrupt coastline and is more dissected on the northern side, with a broad, gentle slope to the south. Peter I Island is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Bellingshausen Sea at ca. Oceanwide Expeditions uses her helicopters in order to make a successful landing on the island. Peter I Island, located in the Bellingshausen Sea opposite Ellsworth Land, is seen here from the north showing Lars Christiansen Peak.