Nansen Island
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Nansen Island or Isla Nansen Sur (64.58°S 62.1°W) is the largest of the island
s lying in Wilhelmina Bay
off the west coast of Graham Land
, lying 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Emma Island
. Nansen Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
(1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache
and named for Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
, noted Arctic
explorer.
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...
s lying in Wilhelmina Bay
Wilhelmina Bay
Wilhelmina Bay is a bay wide between the Reclus Peninsula and Cape Anna along the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named for Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands....
off the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, lying 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Emma Island
Emma Island, Antarctica
Emma Island is a 1.5 mile long island with bare jagged peaks projecting through an icecap, lying 1 mile east of Louise Island and 4 miles west of Nansen Island in the southwest half of the entrance to Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land...
. Nansen Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
(1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.-His early years:...
and named for Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...
, noted Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
explorer.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Enterprise IslandEnterprise IslandEnterprise Island or Isla Lientur or Isla Nansen Norte or North Nansen Island is an island that is 1.5 miles long and lies at the northeast end of Nansen Island in Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Today, a visit to Enterprise Island is often part of Antarctic cruises.Enterprise...
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- 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