Winter Iceland (Antarctica)

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Winter Iceland
British Graham Land Expedition's winter camp (Wordie House) on Winter Island
British Graham Land Expedition's winter camp ( Wordie House ) on Winter Island
Waters Southern ocean
Archipelago Argentine Islands , Wilhelm Archipelago
Geographical location 65 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  S , 64 ° 15 ′ 32 ″  W Coordinates: 65 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  S , 64 ° 15 ′ 32 ″  W
Winter Island (Antarctica) (Antarctic Peninsula)
Winter Iceland (Antarctica)
length 800 m

Winter Island is an island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 180 m north of Skua Island in the group of the Argentine Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago .

The island was named during the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer John Rymill , who built a winter base on this island in 1935, which gave it its name.

literature

  • John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1717 (English)

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