Gibbs Island
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 28 ′ S , 55 ° 38 ′ W | |
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| length | 11 km | |
| width | 2 km | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Gibbs Island ( Russian Остров Рожнова Ostrow Roschnowa ) is an uninhabited island in the South Shetland Islands and is located 20 km southwest of Elephant Island .
James Weddell , an officer in the British Royal Navy , marked this island on the map with the name Gibbs in 1825 . Since then the name has been established internationally.
Special
The stone grave of a German seaman lies on the island . On the cross of the unusually elaborately designed grave is the inscription in German:
" Wilhelm Tolz, sailor from Husum, 1875 - 1912. Drowned by someone else's hand. Rest in peace ".
Further information or the detailed circumstances are not known to this day.
Web links
- Gibbs Island at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)
- Four photos of Gibbs Island (at the bottom of the photo gallery)