Petrel Island (Antarctica)
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°40′S 140°1′E / 66.667°S 140.017°E |
Length | 900 m (3000 ft) |
Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Petrel Island (
Features
Historic sites
The wooden building known as ‘Base Marret’, where seven men under Marret's command overwintered in 1952 following the fire at Port Martin, has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 47), following a proposal by France to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. The iron cross on the north-east headland of the island is dedicated as a memorial to André Prudhomme, head meteorologist on the third International Geophysical Year expedition, who disappeared during a blizzard on 7 January 1959; it has similarly been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 48).[1]
See also
References
- ^ "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Petrel Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.