Aagaard Islands
| Aagaard Islands | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 51 ′ S , 53 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | more than 10 | |
| Total land area | unknown | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Aagaard Islands (also Bjarne Aagaard Islands ) are a group of more than ten small islands off the coast of East Antarctica . They are about 1–3 kilometers west of Proclamation Island off the coast of Enderbyland .
The islands are a natural stop for the drift ice , which is carried along the coast by the current and pushed against the shore by the northern swell . A 1943 report by the United States Hydrographic Office reported numerous penguin colonies on the slopes of the islands and an abundance of seals . However, a 1985 report by researcher J. Cooper mentions that he was unable to detect any signs of penguin colonies on the islands during a helicopter flight over the islands.
The Aagaard Islands were discovered on January 13, 1930 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Sir Douglas Mawson , who named them after the Norwegian Antarctic historian Bjarne Aagaard (1873-1956).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Aagaard Islands in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica . Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ↑ United States Hydrographic Office: Sailing directions for Antarctica . 1943, p. 247 .
- ^ J. Cooper: Adelie penguins breeding in Eastern Enderby Land, Antarctica . In: Emu . tape 85 , no. 3 , 1985, pp. 205–206 , doi : 10.1071 / MU9850205 ( csiro.au [PDF; accessed December 7, 2010]).
- ↑ Bjarne Aagaard collection. In: Archives Hub. Jisc , accessed March 24, 2017 .