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	Topics Balleny Islands Topic Home The Balleny Islands form a chain of uninhabited, mainly volcanicVolcano Overview A volcano is a geological landform on the surface of the Earth where magma from the planet's interior erupts to the surfac... , islandIsland An island or isle is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.... s in the Southern OceanSouthern Ocean The Southern Ocean, also known as the South Polar Ocean , is the body of water encircling the continent of Antarctica.... stretching from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group forms a chain that extends for about 160 km in a northwest-southeast direction. The islands are heavily glaciated and are of volcanic origin. Ice tongues project from their slopes into the sea. The islands were formed by the Balleny hotspotBalleny hotspot Overview The Balleny hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the Southern Ocean.... . The group contains three main islands: YoungYoung Island Summary Young Island is the northernmost and westernmost of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located ... , BuckleBuckle Island Buckle Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean.... and SturgeSturge Island Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean.... , which lie in a line from northwest to southeast, and several smaller islets and rocks: northeast of Young Island: Seal Rocks, Pillar southeast of Young Island: Row Island, Borradaile Island (with Swan Base, a shelter hut) south of Buckle Island: Scott Cone, Chinstrap Islet, Sabrina IsletSabrina Island Summary Sabrina Island is the largest of three small islets lying 1 mile southward of Buckle Island in the Balleny Islands.... (with Sabrina Refuge, a shelter hut), and The Monolith The islands and rocks from north to south: The Antarctic CircleAntarctic Circle SolsticeObliquity of the EclipticTropic of Cancer... crosses very close to Borradaile Island, in the eight kilometre channel between Young and Buckle Islands. Buckle Island and the nearby Sabrina IsletSabrina Island Sabrina Island* is the largest of three small islets lying 1 mile southward of Buckle Island in the Balleny Islands.... are home to several colonies of AdelieAdelie Penguin The Adelie Penguin is, together with the Emperor Penguin, one of the only two types of penguin living on the Antarctic mainl... and Chinstrap penguinChinstrap Penguin The Chinstrap Penguin is a species of penguin which is found in the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica, the South Orkneys, S... s. The English whalingWhale The term whale is ambiguous: it can refer to all cetaceans, to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families... captains John BallenyJohn Balleny John Balleny was the English captain of a whaling schooner, the Eliza Scott, who led an exploration cruise for the Engli... and Thomas Freeman first sighted the group in 1839: Freeman was the first person to land on any of the islands on February 9 1839, and it was the first landing south of the Antarctic CircleAntarctic Circle SolsticeObliquity of the EclipticTropic of Cancer... . The islands' area totals 400 km² and the highest point reaches 1524 m (the unclimbed Brown PeakBrown Peak (Sturge Island) Brown Peak* is the highest point of the Balleny Islands, which reaches 1524 m above sea level.... on Sturge IslandSturge Island Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean.... ). The islands form part of the Ross DependencyRoss Dependency The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica claimed by New Zealand.... , claimed by New ZealandNew Zealand Overview New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean consisting of two large islands and many much smaller islands, m... (see claims on AntarcticaFacts About Antarctica Antarctica is the southernmost continent and encompasses the South Pole.... ).