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Low Island or Isla Baja, historical names Jameson Island or Jamesons Island is an island 9 miles (14 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands.[1] The island is located at 63°17′S 62°09′W and is separated from Smith Island by Osmar Strait. Low Island was so named because of its low elevation.[1] Low Island was known to sealers in 1820, and the name Low Island has been established in international usage for 100 years.
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°17′S 62°09′W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Length | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Width | 5 mi (8 km) |
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Antarctica | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Chinstrap Penguins breed at Cape Garry on Low island resulting in 2nd largest Chinstrap Penguin colony on the island, over at 100,000 pairs.[2]
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- South Shetland Islands
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
- Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
References
- "Latitude and longitude of Low Island (South Shetland Islands) In Antarctica". Latitude. 16 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Cape Garry, Low Island". BirdLife International. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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External links
- Low Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
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На других языках
[de] Low Island (Südliche Shetlandinseln)
Low Island (in Argentinien Isla Baja, deutsch etwa „niedrige Insel“; in Chile Isla Low, alte Namen sind Jameson Island und Jamesons Island) ist die südlichste Insel im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Den Namen erhielt die Insel von Robbenjägern wegen des Fehlens nennenswerter Erhebungen.- [en] Low Island (South Shetland Islands)
[es] Isla Baja (Shetland del Sur)
La isla Low o isla Baja es una isla de la Antártida, perteneciente al archipiélago de las islas Shetland del Sur. Se ubica a 63°17′S 62°10′O en el extremo suroccidental del archipiélago y a unos 22,5 km al sudeste de la isla Smith.[fr] Île Low
L'île Low est une île de l'Antarctique, appartenant aux îles Shetland du Sud. Revendiquée par le Chili et l’Argentine, elle est nommée Isla Baja par ce pays.[it] Isola Low
L’Isola Low (in lingua inglese: Low Island; varianti storiche del nome: Jameson Island; in lingua spagnola Isla Baja) è la più sudoccidentale tra le isole che compongono l'arcipelago delle Isole Shetland Meridionali, in Antartide.[ru] Лоу (остров)
Лоу (англ. Low Island, исп. Isla Baja) — самый южный остров архипелага Южные Шетландские острова.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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