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Table Island (South Shetland Islands)
Table Island is a conspicuous flat-topped, rocky island lying north of Greenwich Island and north-northwest of the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is rising to over and extending , with a surface area of .L.L. IvanovAntarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. It is separated from Aitcho Islands to the south-southeast by the wide Klimash Passage. ''Turmoil Rock'' () is lying southeast of Table Island and north-northeast of Morris Rock. The area was visited by early-19th-century sealers. The island was descriptively named by sealers from its shape, while the rock was descriptively named from the breakers it creates, following a survey from ''HMS Protector'' in 1967. Location The midpoint of Table Island is located at and the island lies northwest of Fort William, Robert Island, north of ... [...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 vegeta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort William (Robert Island)
Fort William Point is the conspicuous flat-topped rocky headland forming the northwest extremity of Coppermine Peninsula and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is a northwest entrance point of English Strait and forms the west side of the entrance to Carlota Cove. The feature was named by the early 19th century sealers who used it as a landmark for entering English Strait from the north. Location The point is located at which is southwest of Catharina Point, north of Spark Point, north-northeast of Barrientos Island, east of Okol Rocks and southeast of Table Island (British mapping in 1821, 1962 and 1968, Argentine in 1949, Soviet Union in 1961, Chilean in 1974, and Bulgarian in 2009). See also * List of lighthouses in Antarctica * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * Robert Island * SCAR * South Shetland Islands * Territorial claims in Antarctica Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scientific Committee On Antarctic Research
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council (ISC). SCAR coordinates international scientific research efforts in Antarctica, including the Southern Ocean. SCAR's scientific work is administered through several discipline-themed ''science groups''. The organisation has observer status at, and provides independent advice to Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, and also provides information to other international bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). History At the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)’s Antarctic meeting held in Stockholm from 9–11 September 1957, it was agreed that a committee should be created to oversee scientific research in Antarctica. At the time there were 12 nations actively conducting Antarctic research and they were each invited to nominate one delegate to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features. The Gazetteer includes also parts of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) gazetteer for under-sea features situated south of 60° south latitude. , the overall content of the CGA amounts to 37,893 geographic names for 19,803 features including some 500 features with two or more entirely different names, contributed by the following sources: {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Country ! Names , - , United States , 13,192 , - , United Kingdom , 5,040 , - , Russia , 4,808 , - , New Zealand , 2,597 , - , Australia , 2,551 , - , Argentina , 2,545 , - , Chile , 1,866 , - , Norway , 1,706 , - , Bulgaria , 1,450 , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogozen Island
Rogozen Island ( bg, остров Рогозен, ostrov Rogozen, ) is a conspicuous island off the northwest coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands situated north-northeast of Cornwall Island, south-southwest of Heywood Island, and northwest of Svetulka Island in the Onogur group. Extending in east-west direction and wide. Surface area .L.L. IvanovAntarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement of Rogozen in northwestern Bulgaria in connection with the Rogozen Thracian treasure. See also * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * SCAR * Territorial claims in Antarctica Notes ReferencesRogozen Island.SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.Antarctic Place-names Commission The Antarctic Place-names Commission was establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potmess Rocks
Potmess Rocks is a group of large rocks lying northwest of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The group is extending , featuring the conspicuous rocks named Asses Ears in the north. The area was visited by early 19th century 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, northwest of Rogozen Island, north-northwest of Fort William and northeast of 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 Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Island
Romeo Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island and west of Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending in west-northwest direction and wide, with a surface area of .L.L. IvanovAntarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after the British sealing ship ''Romeo'' under Captain James Johnson, which visited the South Shetlands in 1821–22, and moored in Clothier Harbour in March 1822. Location The midpoint is located at and the island is lying northeast of Duff Point, Greenwich Island, southwest of Table Island, northwest of Stoker Island and north by west of Ongley Island (British mapping in 1962 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009). See also * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * Greenwich Island * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmes Rock
Holmes Rock is rising to north of Greenwich Island and west of Aitcho group in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after Captain Jeremiah Holmes, Master of the American sealing vessel ''Emeline'' that visited the South Shetlands in 1820-21 and operated from nearby Clothier Harbour. Location The rock is located west of Riksa Islands, west-northwest of Emeline Island, north-northeast of Stoker Island, east-southeast of Romeo Island, south by west of Table Island and southwest of Morris Rock. It is separated from neighbouring Nikudin Rock to the west-southwest by a 150 m wide passage (British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009). See also * Aitcho Islands * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * Greenwich Island * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * SCAR * Territorial claims in Antarctica Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Island
Dee Island is the ice-free island lying between Greenwich Island and Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and is separated from Greenwich Island to the south by the wide Orión Passage () and from Aitcho Islands to the northeast by the wide Villalón Passage. Extending , with the conspicuous ''Burro Peaks'' () in the southeast rising to , and surface area .L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009. ) The small ''Montufar Island'' () and ''Araguez Island'' () are lying east of Dee Island and east of its southern tip Dragash Point respectively. The area was visited by 19th century sealers. Dee Island was charted and named, probably from its shape, by Discovery Investigations in 1935, while Montufar Island is named after a member of the Second Ecuadorian Antarctic Expedition who had an accident during the build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Island (South Shetland Islands)
Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island long and wide, situated between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island Greenwich Island (variant historical names ''Sartorius Island'', ''Berezina Island'') is an island long and from (average ) wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area . The name Greenwic ... in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Robert Island is located at . Surface area . The name "Robert Island" dates back to around 1821 and is now established in international usage. Much of the Coppermine Peninsula in the west of the island is made up by a perched strandflat erosion surface, surface that was in past at sea level. Captain Richard Fildes may have named Robert Island for his brig . Fildes was seal hunting, sealing in the South Shetlands in 1821–1822 until ice destroyed his vessel in March 1822. Fildes Strait is named for him. See also * List of lighthou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Protector (A146)
HMS ''Protector'' was an Antarctic patrol vessel of the Royal Navy between 1955 and 1968. She was built in 1935 as a net laying ship. Construction and design ''Protector'' was laid down as a fast net layer by Yarrow Shipbuilders at their Scotstoun, Glasgow shipyard on 15 August 1935, launched on 20 August 1936 and was completed in December 1936. She was commissioned on 30 December 1936. Her design was based on that of , built in 1932, but with more powerful machinery and improved equipment for handling nets. ''Protector'' was long overall and between perpendiculars, with a beam of and a draught of at deep load. Displacement was standard and deep load. Two Admiralty three-drum boilers fed steam to Parsons geared steam turbines, which drove two propeller shafts. The ship's machinery was rated at , giving a speed of . The turbines were replaced in 1945 by British Thompson-Houston geared turbines. The ship was initially armed with a single QF 4-inch (102 mm) naval gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
