Berlin Islands
| Berlin Islands | ||
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| Waters | Drake Street | |
| archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 9 ′ S , 58 ° 57 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Total land area | k. A. | |
The Berlin Islands are a group of islands in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . They consist of two small islands and some surrounding rocks. The archipelago is located west of King George Island , a few hundred meters off the Fildes Peninsula . The Berlin Islands are thus located in the Argentine , British and Chilean Antarctic Territories . However, these territorial claims have been suspended since the Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1961.
In 1984 the archipelago was mapped and named by a German expedition of scientists from the universities of Heidelberg , Karlsruhe and Berlin .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reports on Polar Research No. 24 / November 1985
- ↑ Sources for the directory of German geographic names of the Antarctic from the Standing Committee on Geographic Names (StAGN)
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6
Web links
- Berlin Islands on data.aad.gov.au, accessed on July 23, 2017 (English).
- Berlin Islands on geonames