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Steinemann Island (66°52′S 67°55′W) is an island off the northeast coast of Adelaide Island, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of Mount Velain. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947–48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956–57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Samuel Steinemann, Swiss physicist who has made laboratory investigations on the flow of single and polycrystalline ice.
Island in Antarctica
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
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| Stations and bases | |
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Hills, peaks,
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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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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
- 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: "Steinemann Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
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[de] Steinemann Island
Steinemann Island ist eine Insel im Archipel der Adelaide- und Biscoe-Inseln vor der Westküste der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt 16 km südwestlich des Mount Vélain in der südwestlichen Einfahrt zur Buchanan-Passage vor der Nordostküste der Adelaide-Insel.
- [en] Steinemann Island
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Steinemann Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
