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Klung Islands
The Klung Islands are a group of small islands lying east of Welch Island and the Welch Rocks in the northeastern part of Holme Bay, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Klungholmane (the Bramble Islands). Klung Island Klung Island is the largest island of the Klung Islands lying in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, as part of ''Klungholma ... is the largest island in the group. See also * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands References Islands of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ... [...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 ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Treaty System
russian: link=no, Договор об Антарктике es, link=no, Tratado Antártico , name = Antarctic Treaty System , image = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svgborder , image_width = 180px , caption = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty System , type = Condominium , date_drafted = , date_signed = December 1, 1959"Antarctic Treaty" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 439. , location_signed = Washington, D.C., United States , date_sealed = , date_effective = June 23, 1961 , condition_effective = Ratification of all 12 signatories , date_expiration = , signatories = 12 , parties = 55 , depositor = Federal government of the United States , languages = English, French, Russian, and Spanish , wikisource = Antarctic Treaty The Antarctic Treaty a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welch Island (Antarctica)
Welch Island is an island, long with a prominent pinnacle rock of , lying north of the Rouse Islands and off the eastern side of Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It lies south of Welch Rocks. Discovery and naming Welch Island was discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it for B. F. Welch, Second Engineer on the RRS ''Discovery''. Important Bird Area A 415 ha site comprising Welch Island, neighbouring Klung Island, and the intervening smaller islands and marine area, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 36,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins, based on 2012 satellite imagery. Snow petrels breed on high ground on the islands. The islands are mostly ice-free in summer and several lakes are present. See also * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welch Rocks
Welch Rocks are two rocks north of Welch Island in the east part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Plotted from photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1958 and 1959. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The committee ... (ANCA) after Welch Island. References Rock formations of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holme Bay
Holme Bay is a bay in Antarctica in Mac. Robertson Land, wide, containing many islands, indenting the coast north of the Framnes Mountains. Holme Bay is largely snow-free and was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January-February 1937, and named Holmevika because of its island-studded character ('' holme'' means " islet" in Norwegian) . The Rouse and Bay Islands * Azimuth Islands * Flat Islands ** Béchervaise Island ** West Budd Island * Giganteus Island * Jocelyn Islands * Nelson Rock * Rookery Islands * Rouse Islands * Welch Island * Williams Rocks See also * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * Mawson Station The Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Mawson lies in Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica in the Austra ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown. People * Lars (bishop), 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden * Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician * Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient * Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director * Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul *Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer * Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer * Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer * Lars Christensen (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist * Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klung Island
Klung Island is the largest island of the Klung Islands lying in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, as part of ''Klungholmane'' ('bramble islands'), and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after the Klung Islands. Important Bird Area A 415 ha site comprising Klung Island, neighbouring Welch Island, and the intervening smaller islands and marine area, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 36,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins, based on 2012 satellite imagery. Snow petrel The snow petrel (''Pagodroma nivea'') is the only member of the genus ''Pagodroma.'' It is one of only three birds that has been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which have the most so ...s breed on high ground on the islands. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
