geo.wikisort.org - IslandThe Esplin Islands are a group of two small islands and off-lying rocks lying northeast of Box Reef, off the south end of Adelaide Island. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Sub. Lieutenant Christopher J. Esplin Jones, Royal Navy, a member of the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which charted this group in 1962–63.[1]
Pair of islands in Antarctica
Esplin Islands |
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| Location | Antarctica |
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| Coordinates | 67°45′S 69°0′W |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
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See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- "Esplin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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| Stations and bases | |
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Hills, peaks, and nunatuks | |
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| Glaciers |
- Horton Glacier
- Hurley Glacier
- Shambles Glacier
- Sheldon Glacier
- Sloman Glacier
- Turner Glacier
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Other inland features |
- Back Cirque
- Blümcke Knoll
- Buchia Buttress
- Fletcher Bluff
- McCallum Pass
- Milestone Bluff
- Reptile Ridge
- Stork Ridge
- Window Buttress
- Wright Peninsula
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| Coastal features | |
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| Off-shore | | Islands | |
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| Reefs and banks |
- Box Reef
- Consul Reef
- Cox Reef
- Cumbers Reef
- Ives Bank
- Jennings Reef
- Lord Bank
- Regent Reef
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| Rocks |
- Cavalier Rock
- Cenobite Rocks
- Envoy Rock
- Fitton Rock
- Fullastern Rock
- Glover Rocks
- Hibbert Rock
- Launch Rock
- League Rock
- Mission Rock
- Nueva Rock
- Outlaw Rock
- Patience Rocks
- Skeen Rocks
- Sorpresa Rock
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| Straits |
- Barlas Channel
- Buchanan Passage
- Cole Channel
- Crosse Passage
- Elliott Passage
- The Gullet
- Johnston Passage
- Matha Strait
- Quest Channel
- Tickle Channel
- Woodfield Channel
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Geography of West Antarctica |
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| Areas | |
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| Major ice shelves |
- Abbot Ice Shelf
- Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
- Getz Ice Shelf
- Larsen Ice Shelf
- Ross Ice Shelf
- Sulzberger Ice Shelf
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| Seas and major islands | |
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Antarctica |
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| Geography | | Regions |
- Antarctic Peninsula
- East Antarctica
- West Antarctica
- Biogeographic realm
- Extreme points
- Floristic Kingdom
- Islands
- South Pole
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| Waterways | |
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| Life |
- Flora
- Microorganisms
- Wildlife
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| History |
- Expeditions
- Heroic Age
- Colonization
- World War II
- COVID-19 pandemic
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| Politics |
- Military activity
- Territorial claims
- Treaty System
- National programs
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| Society |
- Crime
- Demographics
- Economy
- Field camps
- Firefighting
- Flags
- Gateway cities
- Midwinter Day
- Protected areas
- Religion
- Research stations
- Telecommunications
- Time
- Tourism
- Transport
- Women
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| Famous explorers |
- Roald Amundsen
- Richard E. Byrd
- Douglas Mawson
- Ui-te-Rangiora
- James Clark Ross
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Ernest Shackleton
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Esplin Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
На других языках
[de] Esplin-Inseln
Die Esplin-Inseln sind eine aus zwei kleinen Inseln und einigen Klippen bestehende Inselgruppe vor dem südlichen Ende der westantarktischen Adelaide-Insel. Sie liegen nordöstlich des Box Reef.
- [en] Esplin Islands
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