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Potmess Rocks
Potmess Rocks is a group of large rocks lying northwest of Robert Island (South Shetland Islands), Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The group is extending , featuring the conspicuous rocks named Asses Ears (South Shetland Islands), Asses Ears in the north. The area was visited by early 19th century seal hunting, sealers operating from nearby Clothier Harbour. The feature's name derived from the midday stew served on the launch ''Nimrod'' during the Royal Navy hydrographic survey of the rocks in 1967. Location The rocks are centred at which is west of Heywood Island (Antarctica), Heywood Island, northwest of Rogozen Island, north-northwest of Fort William (Robert Island), Fort William and northeast of Table Island (South Shetland Islands), Table Island (British mapping in 1822, 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1948, 1953 and 1980, Chilean in 1948 and 1971, and Bulgarian in 2009). See also * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands * South Shetland Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
