Antarctic Peninsula69°30′S65°00′W / 69.500°S 65.000°W / -69.500; -65.000 The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica.
Prime HeadPrime Head (63°12′48.37″S57°18′5.28″W / 63.2134361°S 57.3014667°W / -63.2134361; -57.3014667 (Prime Head)) is a prominent snow-covered headland which forms the north extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula. LocationPrime Head is the northern tip of Trinity Peninsula, which itself is the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It faces the Bransfield Strait, which the Antarctic Sound enters to its east.Edward BransfieldEdward Bransfield (c. 1785 – 31 October 1852) was a Royal Navy officer who served as a master on several ships, after being impressed into service in Ireland at the age of 18. He is noted for his participation in several explorations of parts of Antarctica, including a sighting of the Trinity Peninsula in January 1820.
South Shetland IslandsThe South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of 3,687 km (1,424 sq mi). They lie about 120 kilometres (65 nautical miles) north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between 430 and 900 km (230 and 485 nmi) southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands. By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories.
Trinity HouseTrinity House, founded by Royal Charter in 1514, is the general lighthouse authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Gibraltar. It maintains navigational aids such as lightvessels and buoys, as well as communications services and pilotage for ships in the North Sea. These are financed by dues levied on commercial vessels calling at ports in the British Isles.
Hope Bay, AntarcticaHope Bay (Spanish: Bahía Esperanza) (63°23′S56°59′W / 63.383°S 56.983°W / -63.383; -56.983 (Hope Bay)) is a bay 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide, indenting the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and opening on Antarctic Sound. LocationHope Bay is in Graham Land on the north coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.Longing PeninsulaThe Longing Peninsula (64°30′S58°50′W / 64.500°S 58.833°W / -64.500; -58.833 (Longing Peninsula)) is a peninsula 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) long terminating in Cape Longing, situated at the northeast end of the Nordenskjöld Coast where it separates the Larsen Ice Shelf from the Prince Gustav Ice Shelf.
Esperanza BaseEsperanza Base (Spanish: Base Esperanza, 'Hope Base') is a permanent, all-year-round Argentineresearch station in Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula (in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula). It is the only civilian settlement on the Antarctic mainland (the ChileanVilla Las Estrellas is on the South Shetland Islands). The base's motto is Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio ('Permanence, an act of sacrifice').
Graham LandGraham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in which the name "Antarctic Peninsula" was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively.
Mount BransfieldMount Bransfield (63°17′S57°5′W / 63.283°S 57.083°W / -63.283; -57.083 (Mount Bransfield)) is a prominent conical-topped, ice-covered mountain, 760 metres (2,490 ft) high, rising 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Cape Dubouzet at the northeast tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. LocationMount Bransfield is southeast of Prime Head, the northern tip of Trinity Peninsula, which itself is the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Royal NavyThe Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, responsible for defending the country, the Crown Dependencies, and the Overseas Territories from naval attack or invasion. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France.Charcot BayCharcot Bay (63°48′S59°35′W / 63.800°S 59.583°W / -63.800; -59.583 (Charcot Bay)) is a bay about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide between Cape Kater and Cape Kjellman along the Davis Coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. LocationCharcot Bay lies at the east end of the Davis Coast on the northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula, at the base of the Trinity Peninsula. It is southwest of Gavin Ice Piedmont and Bone Bay and northeast of Lanchester Bay.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.