Lemaire_Island

Lemaire Island

Lemaire Island

Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica

Lemaire Island (64°49′S 62°57′W) is an island 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) long and 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) wide, lying 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of Duthiers Point off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for Charles Antoine Lemaire.[1] The island is bordered by the Aguirre Passage which separates it from the Danco Coast.[2]

A map of Gerlache Strait including Lemaire Island

The southwest point of the island is marked by Siebert Rock (64°49′S 63°2′W), which sits at the entrance to the Lientur Channel. Siebert Rock was first charted by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950–51, and named after Capitan de Corbeta Ernesto Siebert G., engineer officer on the expedition transport ship Angamos.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Lemaire Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Aguirre Passage". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. [3]
    "Siebert Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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