Bremen_Island

Bremen Island

Bremen Island

Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica

Bremen Island (German: Bremeninsel) is a 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 100 ha (247 acres) uninhabited island, part of the Melchior Islands in the Southern Ocean along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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A 1 km (0.62 mi) long channel (Bremenkanal) separates Omega Island and Bremen Island. The existence of the channel was discovered during a zodiac excursion on 2 February 2003 by the German cruise ship MS Bremen,[1] named after the German city of Bremen. The name "Bremen Island" was proposed by Bärbel Krämer of Hapag-Lloyd.

64.322°S 62.935°W / -64.322; -62.935

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References

  1. [1]
    "Antarctic Gazetteer - Bremeninsel". Retrieved 16 October 2009.


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