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Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is 59 km (37 mi) long north-south, 30 km (19 mi) wide, and rises to 2,520 m (8,268 ft) in Mount Parry. The interior of the island is occupied by two mountain ranges, Solvay Mountains (Cook Summit, 1590 m) in its southern part and Stribog Mountains (summit Mount Parry) in its central and northern parts.

Brabant Island
Location of Brabant Island (in red)
Brabant Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°15′S 62°20′W
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Area1,770 km2 (680 sq mi)
Length59 km (36.7 mi)
Width30 km (19 mi)
Highest elevation2,520 m (8270 ft)
Highest pointMount Parry
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

It was named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it after the Belgian Province of Brabant, in recognition of the support given to the expedition by its citizens.[1]

A paper summarizing the Joint Services expedition of 1984–1985 describes the island as "notoriously inhospitable" and states that there is evidence for only six visits between the discovery in 1898 and 1984.[2] Members of the expedition overwintered there in 1984–1985, and made the first ascent of Mount Parry.


Geology


The Brabant Island Tectonic Block includes up to 2000 m of basaltic-andesitic lavas and volcaniclastics, possibly corresponding to the Lower Cretaceous Antarctic Peninsula Volcanic Group of the Danco Coast. This group is intruded by a granodiorite sill and Early Eocene hypabyssal dykes. Late Tertiary to Pleistocene basaltic lavas uncomformably overlay this complex.[3]


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References


  1. "Brabant Island". United States Gazetteer. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. Furse, Chris (1987). "Joint Services Expedition to Brabant Island, Antarctica, 1984/85". The Geographical Journal. 153 (1): 1–10. doi:10.2307/634467. JSTOR 634467.
  3. Birkenmajer, Krzysztof (1999). The Tectonic Structure of Gerlache Strait, West Antarctica, in Polish Polar Studies XXVI Polar Symposium (PDF). Lublin: Polish Polar Studies. pp. 45–50. Retrieved 3 January 2020.



На других языках


[de] Brabant-Insel

Die Brabant-Insel (französisch Île Brabant, englisch Brabant Island; spanisch Isla Brabante) ist die zweitgrößte Insel im Palmer-Archipel. Sie gehört zum britischen, argentinischen und chilenischen Antarktisterritorium. Die Insel liegt südlich der Bransfieldstraße zwischen der Anvers-Insel und Liège Island. Ihre Nord-Süd-Ausdehnung beträgt 53 km. Sie ist 25 km breit, hat eine Fläche von 976,8 km² und erreicht im Mount Parry eine Höhe von 2520 m[1][2] (nach anderer Quelle 2522 m[3]).
- [en] Brabant Island

[es] Isla Brabante

La isla Brabante o Brabant es la segunda en extensión del archipiélago Palmer, adyacente a la costa nororiental de la península Antártica. Brabante se ubica entre la isla Lieja al noreste y la isla Anvers al suroeste, separadas por el canal Schollaert. El estrecho de Gerlache separa a Brabante de la Costa Danco, que forma parte de la península Antártica. Se localiza a 64°25′S 62°33′O.

[fr] Île Brabant

L'île Brabant est une île située au large de la côte occidentale de la péninsule Antarctique.

[it] Isola di Brabant

L'isola di Brabant è la seconda isola più grande dell'arcipelago Palmer all'interno del territorio antartico britannico, situata tra l'isola Anvers e l'isola Liège. L'isola di Brabant misura 59 km nella direzione nord-sud e 30 km nella direzione est-ovest, mentre la massima altitudine è raggiunta presso il monte Parry, la cui cima arriva a 2520 m s.l.m.. L'interno dell'isola è occupato da due catene montuose, le montagne di Solvay (la cui massima altezza, 1590 m s.l.m., è raggiunta presso il monte Cook), nella parte meridionale, e le montagne di Stribog (di cui fa parte il già citato monte Parry), nella parte centrale e settentrionale.[1]

[ru] Брабант (остров)

Брабант (англ. Brabant Island) — второй крупнейший остров в архипелаге Палмер.



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