Amsler Island
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Amsler Island is located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
. It is named after American
marine biologists Charles (Chuck) and Margaret (Maggie) Amsler of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
. The island is a triangular rocky plot of granite land approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long and 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) wide at its widest point. It was once thought to be part of a larger island known as Anvers Island
because the gap between the islands was covered by the Marr Ice Piedmont. Rapid recession of the ice due to global warming
revealed this as a separate island in 2004. The United States Board on Geographic Names
chose this name in 2007 in recognition of the Amslers' three decades of research in the Anvers Island area. Amsler Island was the original site of the United States Antarctic Program
research base Palmer Station
from 1965 until the current station approximately 1/2 mi away was constructed in 1968.
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. It is named after American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
marine biologists Charles (Chuck) and Margaret (Maggie) Amsler of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in Birmingham in the U.S. state of Alabama. Developing from an extension center established in 1936, the institution became an autonomous institution in 1969 and is today one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System...
. The island is a triangular rocky plot of granite land approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long and 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) wide at its widest point. It was once thought to be part of a larger island known as Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
because the gap between the islands was covered by the Marr Ice Piedmont. Rapid recession of the ice due to global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
revealed this as a separate island in 2004. The United States Board on Geographic Names
United States Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names is a United States federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the U.S. government.-Overview:...
chose this name in 2007 in recognition of the Amslers' three decades of research in the Anvers Island area. Amsler Island was the original site of the United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the continent of Antarctica. It co-ordinates research and the operational support for research in the region...
research base Palmer Station
Palmer Station
Palmer Station, on Anvers Island, is Antarctica's only US station north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other US Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program....
from 1965 until the current station approximately 1/2 mi away was constructed in 1968.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica