Coronation Island is the largest of the
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands, islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula[Nathaniel Palmer
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, an American
sealer, and Captain
George Powell, a British sealer. Powell named the island in honour of the coronation of
George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, h ...
, who had become king of the
United Kingdom
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in 1820.
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Antarctic Specially Protected Area
An area of some 92 km2 of north-central Coronation Island has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 114), mainly for use as a relatively pristine reference site for use in comparative studies with more heavily impacted sites. It extends northwards from Brisbane Heights and Wave Peak in the central mountains to the coast between Conception Point in the west to Foul Point in the east. Most of the land in the site is covered by glacial ice, with small areas of ice-free terrain along the coast. Birds known to breed within the site include chinstrap penguins, Cape petrels and snow petrel
The snow petrel (''Pagodroma nivea'') is the only member of the genus ''Pagodroma.'' It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which has the most s ...
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Major features
Many geographic features on and around Coronation Island have been charted and named by various exploration and survey groups.
The island's northwest point is called Penguin Point.
Bays
The island's irregular coast is indented by a great number of bays.
* Iceberg Bay indents the south coast between Cape Hansen and Olivine Point.
Other features
* Cockscomb Buttress
* Endurance Ridge
* Norway Bight
* Parpen Crags
* Purdy Point
* Rime Crests
Rime Crests () are five crest-like summits surmounting the east side of Sunshine Glacier, Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The name, originally applied to the highest peak by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
The Falkland ...
See also
* List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.
* Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate, and south of the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the A ...
* Tønsberg Cove
References
{{Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
Islands of the South Orkney Islands
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas