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The Argentine Islands are a group of islands in the Wilhelm Archipelago of Antarctica, situated 9 km (5 nmi) southwest of Petermann Island, and 7 km (4 nmi) northwest of Cape Tuxen on Kyiv Peninsula in Graham Land. They were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for the Argentine Republic, in appreciation of that government's support of his expedition.
 Wordie House, photographed in 2013 | |
  Argentine Islands Location in Antarctica | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°15′S 64°16′W |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
History
The British Graham Land Expedition under John Riddoch Rymill was based in the Argentine Islands in 1935 and conducted a thorough survey of them.[1] The expedition built a hut on Winter Island, which was used as their northern base; it was left in place at the end of the expedition, but destroyed circa 1946. The following year, the British Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey established a permanent base on the same site, as "Base F" (or "Argentine Islands"); the main building from this base, Wordie House, is now a protected historic site (HSM-62). The base was moved to Galindez Island in 1954, renamed "Faraday" in 1977, and transferred to the Ukrainian Antarctic program in 1996, who continue to operate it as Vernadsky Research Base.[2]
Climate
The Argentine Islands have a polar climate that lies in the transition zone between an ice cap climate and a tundra climate, displaying an unusually continental version of that climate for being on the ocean.
| Climate data for Argentine Islands | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.9 (0.90) |
73.7 (2.90) |
50.8 (2.00) |
71.1 (2.80) |
20.3 (0.80) |
33.0 (1.30) |
22.9 (0.90) |
27.9 (1.10) |
53.3 (2.10) |
25.4 (1.00) |
10.2 (0.40) |
48.3 (1.90) |
460.0 (18.11) |
| Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[3] | |||||||||||||
List of islands
- Black Island
- Corner Island
- Corner Rock
- Galindez Island
- Skua Island
- Winter Island
See also
References
- "Argentine Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- "Faraday station". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- "Argentine Island" (PDF). Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Argentine Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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[de] Argentinische Inseln
Argentinische Inseln ist die Bezeichnung einer Inselgruppe im Wilhelm-Archipel, 5 km westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel (engl.: Grahamland), 50 km südlich des Palmer-Archipels und nordöstlich der Biscoe-Inseln.- [en] Argentine Islands
[es] Islas Argentina
Las islas Argentina o islas Argentine son un grupo insular de pequeñas islas costeras de la Antártida ubicado a 8 kilómetros al sudoeste de la isla Petermann y a 6 kilómetros al noroeste del cabo Tuxen en la costa oeste de la península Antártica, de la cual las separa el estrecho Penola. Forman parte del archipiélago Wilhelm. El pasaje Francés las separa de la isla Petermann.[fr] Archipel Argentine
L'archipel Argentine ou îles Argentine est un groupe d'îles de la péninsule Antarctique, situé dans l'archipel Wilhelm, à 5 milles marins au sud-ouest de l'île Petermann et à 4 milles au nord-ouest du cap Tuxen. Découvert par la première expédition française en Antarctique conduite par Jean-Baptiste Charcot, qui s'est déroulée du 31 août 1903 au 4 mars 1905. J.B. Charcot l'a nommé en hommage à l'Argentine qui l'avait aidé dans la réalisation de son expédition.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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