Diana reef
| Diana reef | ||
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| Waters | Active-Sound | |
| Archipelago | Joinville Islands ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 26 ′ S , 56 ° 10 ′ W | |
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The Diana Reef is an isolated reef in the group of Joinville Islands on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is 5 km east of the D'Urville Monument in Active Sound .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a rough mapping in 1954. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the reef in 1956 after the Diana , one of the ships of the Dundee Whaling Expedition (1892-1893).
Web links
- Diana Reef in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Diana Reef on geographic.org (English)