2017-07-28T15:18:11+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Thurston Island, Drygalski Island, Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Paulet Island, Palmer Archipelago, Carney Island, Trinity Island, Liège Island, Tower Island, Signy Island, Joinville Island group, Hoseason Island, Adelaide Island, Coronation Island, Joinville Island, Brabant Island, Anvers Island flashcards
Islands of the Southern Ocean

Islands of the Southern Ocean

  • Thurston Island
    Thurston Island is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.
  • Drygalski Island
    Drygalski Island is an ice-capped island with a dome about 327 m (1,073 ft) high that is 20.
  • Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Gibbs Island lies 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
  • Paulet Island
    Paulet Island is a circular island about 1.
  • Palmer Archipelago
    Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
  • Carney Island
    Carney Island (73°57′S 121°00′W / 73.950°S 121.000°W) is an ice-covered island, 110 km (68 mi) long and about 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi) in area, with all but its North coast lying within the Getz Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
  • Trinity Island
    Trinity Island or Île de la Trinité or Isla Trinidad is an island 24 km (15 mi) long and 10 km (6 mi) wide.
  • Liège Island
    Liège Island (in English also Liege Island) is an island, 17 kilometres (9 nmi) long and 5.
  • Tower Island
    Tower Island is an Antarctic island 9 kilometres (5 nmi) long and 305 m (1,001 ft) high, lying 37 kilometres (20 nmi) north-east of Trinity Island and marking the north-east extent of Palmer Archipelago.
  • Signy Island
    Signy Island is a small subantarctic island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.
  • Joinville Island group
    Joinville Island group is a group of antarctic islands, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which Joinville Island group is separated by the Antarctic Sound.
  • Hoseason Island
    Hoseason Island is an island 11 kilometres (6 nmi) long and 6 kilometres (3 nmi) wide, lying 37 kilometres (20 nmi) west of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
  • Adelaide Island
    Adelaide Island or Isla Adelaida or Isla Belgrano is a large, mainly ice-covered island, 139 kilometres (75 nmi) long and 37 kilometres (20 nmi) wide, lying at the north side of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
  • Coronation Island
    Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and from 3 to 8 nautical miles (5.6 to 14.8 km) wide.
  • Joinville Island
    Joinville Island is the largest island of the Joinville Island group, about 40 nmi (74 kilometres) long in an east-west direction and 12 nmi (22 kilometres) wide, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by the Antarctic Sound.
  • Brabant Island
    Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island.
  • Anvers Island
    Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island 61 km (38 miles) long, the largest in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica.