White Island (Enderby Land)
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White Island is an 13 miles long and 5 miles wide ice-covered island
in Enderby Land
, Antarctica. 8 miles wide Styles Strait
separates them from Sakellari Peninsula
. Discovered and called Hvitøya ("White Island") by Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
in January 1930. Its existence was considered doubtful for a number of years but was confirmed by the Soviet expedition in the Lena in March 1957, and by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) led by D.F. Styles in the Thala Dan
in February 1960.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
, Antarctica. 8 miles wide Styles Strait
Styles Strait
Styles Strait is a channel 15 miles long and 6 to 9 miles wide, separating White Island from Sakellari Peninsula. It was plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in November 1956, and visited in February 1960 and February 1961 by ANARE , while led by D.F....
separates them from Sakellari Peninsula
Sakellari Peninsula
Sakellari Peninsula is a large ice-covered peninsula between Amundsen Bay and Casey Bay in Enderby Land, Antarctica. This region was photographed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956-57 and by the Soviet expedition in the Lena in 1957. Named by the Soviet expedition for...
. Discovered and called Hvitøya ("White Island") by Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen was a Norwegian aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman. Among his achievements, he is generally regarded as the founder of the Royal Norwegian Air Force....
in January 1930. Its existence was considered doubtful for a number of years but was confirmed by the Soviet expedition in the Lena in March 1957, and by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) led by D.F. Styles in the Thala Dan
Thala Dan
MV Thala Dan was one of a fleet of icebreaking cargo-passenger ships operated by the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S Lines, and chartered to, inter alia, ANARE...
in February 1960.