geo.wikisort.org - IslandWithem Island is an island lying off the northwest side of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands. It is situated 1.75 km north of Retamales Point and 1.73 km west-southwest of Kondor Island. The feature was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 after Nicholas Withem, master of the American sealing vessel Governor Brooks from Salem, MA, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820–21. Originally proposed and approved as Withen Island, the name was amended in 1990 to agree with the correct spelling of the personal name.
Withem IslandLocation of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands |
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Location | Antarctica |
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Coordinates | 62°14′S 59°9′W |
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Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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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
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Withem Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
South Shetland Islands |
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Main islands | |
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Other islands | |
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Rocks, stacks, reefs spits and banks | |
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Straits |
- Boyd
- English
- Fildes
- Glogovo
- Hell Gates
- Iglika
- Izgrev
- Klimash
- McFarlane
- Morton
- Mugla
- Neck or Nothing
- Nelson
- Orión
- Osmar
- Smolensk
- Villalón
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Undersea and subglacial features |
- Bransfield Trough
- Macheret Trench
- Orca Seamount
- Quiroga Ridge
- South Shetland Trough
- Vergilov Ridge
- Wordie Seamount
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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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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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На других языках
[de] Withem Island
Withem Island ist eine kleine Insel im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Sie liegt vor dem nordwestlichen Ufer von Nelson Island.
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