Drygalski Island
  Drygalski Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°45′S 92°30′E / 65.750°S 92.500°ECoordinates: 65°45′S 92°30′E / 65.750°S 92.500°E |
| Area | 220 km2 (85 sq mi) |
| Length | 20.4 km (12.68 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Drygalski Island is an ice-capped island with a dome about 327 m (1,073 ft) high that is 20.4 kilometres (11 nmi) long and rises to 325 m (1,066 ft) in the Davis Sea of the Southern Ocean, about 85 km (53 mi) north of the coast of Queen Mary Land and 45 km (28 mi) north-northeast of Cape Filchner. The island has an area of 220 km2 (85 sq mi).
Drygalski Island was first viewed from the continental Antarctic coast in November 1912 by members of the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914), and observed more closely from Sir Douglas Mawson's ship Aurora on the homeward journey in January 1914. Because Drygalski Island was thought to be "Drygalski's High Land", charted by Professor Erich von Drygalski of the German Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903) in 1902, Drygalski's name was given by Sir Douglas Mawson to the island.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Drygalski Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).