King George Island (Argentina: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chile: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian historical name - Vaterlo (Waterloo)) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, situated at , 120 kilometers off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Southern Ocean, also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of The Island was named after King George III. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places It is not to be confused with King George Island, a small uninhabited island off South Eastern Tasmania, nor with George Island in the Falkland Islands. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass George Island (Isla Jorge is one of the Falkland Islands, lying south of Speedwell Island and south west of East Falkland.
The island was first claimed for Britain on 16 October 1819, formally annexed by Britain and claimed as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies in 1908, and now as part of the separate British Antarctic Territory. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Antarctic Territory is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom. The Island was claimed by Chile in 1940, now as part of the Chilean Antarctic Territory. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Permanent Chilean stations and settlements The largest population center is located on King George Island and consists of Frei Montalva Station, which has an It was claimed also by Argentina in 1943, now as part of Argentine Antarctica, called by the Argentines Isla Veinticinco de Mayo in honour of their National day. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Argentine bases Esperanza and Marambio are the biggest Argentine bases holding together 70 buildings an average of 110 persons during the winter and over Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The USA and Russia do not recognize these claims, and have formally reserved their right to claim Antarctic territories. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
The island was discovered by the British explorer William Smith in 1819. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located William Smith (born c 1775 in Blyth Northumberland) was the English Captain who discovered the South Shetland Islands, an Archipelago It is approximately 95 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide with a land area of 1150 square kilometres. Over 90% of the island's surface is permanently glaciated. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. In 1821, 11 men of the sailing vessel Lord Melville survived the winter on the island, the first men to do so in Antarctica.
The coastal areas of the island are home to a comparatively diverse selection of vegetation and animal life, including Elephant Seals, Weddell and Leopard seals, and Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins. Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region it refers to the Ground cover provided by plants Elephant seals are large oceangoing Mammals in the Genus Mirounga, in the Earless seal (Phocidae family. The Weddell Seal ( Leptonychotes weddellii) is a True seal that occurs in large numbers and inhabit the circumpolar region of the Southern hemisphere, including The Leopard seal ( Hydrurga leptonyx) is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the Southern Elephant Seal) and is near the top The Chinstrap Penguin ( Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a species of Penguin which is found in the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica the South Orkneys The Gentoo Penguin (ˈdʒɛntuː Pygoscelis papua, is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head
Human habitation of King George Island is limited to research stations belonging to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, South Korea, Peru, Poland, Russia, and Uruguay. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Most of these stations are permanently manned, carrying out research into areas as diverse as biology, ecology, geology, and palaeontology. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Palaeontology redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal.
In 2004, a Russian Orthodox church, Trinity Church, was opened on the island near Russia's Bellingshausen Station. See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure Trinity Church (Церковь Святой Троицы is a small Russian Orthodox church on the King George Island near Russian Bellingshausen Station Bellingshausen Station is a Russian (formerly Soviet) Antarctic station at Collins Harbour, on King George Island of the South Shetland Islands The church, one of the southernmost in the world and one of the few permanent structures in Antarctica, is permanently manned by a priest.
A small amount of specialised tourist activity also takes place during summer, including an annual marathon, known as the Antarctic marathon. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42
The Fildes Peninsula 7 km long (4. 5 mi), forms the SW extremity of the island. It was named from association with nearby Fildes Strait by the UK-APC in 1960. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for
The pop/rock band Fall Out Boy will be playing on King George Island on March 26th 2008, making them the only band to play in all 7 continents with in the time space of 9 months, earning them a Guiness World Record. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Originally, the event was planned for March 25th, but due to worsening weather conditions overnight, their trip was postponed, as there would be no flights on or off the island during the storm. This performance will follow a qualifying show for South America in Santiago, Chile, originally slated for Victor Galpon Jara but has now been moved to a larger venue at Teatro Teleton. The show is a publicity stunt for Greenpeace, designed to raise awareness about Global Warming. Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972
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See also
- South Shetland Islands
- Sub-antarctic islands
- Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station
- Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base
- Chilean Antarctic Territory
- Islands of Chile
- Artigas Base
Trivia
- Penguin Island, at the entrance to King George Bay, is also Club Penguin. The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic Peninsula. This is a List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Sub-Antarctic islands are Islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica north of the Antarctic Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station is a Research station on King George Island, off the coast of Antarctica. The Brazilian "Comandante Ferraz" Base is located in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at 62°08 Permanent Chilean stations and settlements The largest population center is located on King George Island and consists of Frei Montalva Station, which has an The General Artigas Station (Base Cientifica Antárctica Artigas also referred to as the Artigas Base is a Uruguayan scientific Research station on Club Penguin is an Online game developed by New Horizon Interactive
External links
- The SCAR King George Island GIS Projectprovides an interactive map of the island.
- Biodiversity at Ardley IslandSmall place near King George Island, special protected area.
References
- A. G. E. Jones, Captain William Smith and the Discovery of New South Shetland, Geographical Journal, Vol. 141, No. 3 (Nov. , 1975), pp. 445-461
- Alan Gurney, Below the Convergence: Voyages Toward Antarctica, 1699-1839, Penguin Books, New York, 1998
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