Arctowski Nunatak
Encyclopedia
Arctowski Nunatak is a nunatak
2 miles (3 km) northwest of Hertha Nunatak
in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
under Otto Nordenskiöld
during a sledge journey in 1902, and named by him for Henryk Arctowski
, Polish geologist, oceanographer, and meteorologist of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
, 1897–99.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
2 miles (3 km) northwest of Hertha Nunatak
Hertha Nunatak
Hertha Nunatak is a nunatak 1 nautical mile northwest of Castor Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. First seen and mapped as an island in December 1893 by Captain C.A. Larsen, who named it after the Hertha, a ship which combined sealing and exploring...
in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
under Otto Nordenskiöld
Otto Nordenskiöld
Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.-Biography:...
during a sledge journey in 1902, and named by him for Henryk Arctowski
Henryk Arctowski
Henryk Arctowski was a Polish scientist, oceanographer and Antarctica's explorer.Henryck Arctowski, PhD, was born in Warsaw on 15 July 1871, and educated in Paris, Liege, Zurich and Lemberg. He was in charge of physical observations on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899...
, Polish geologist, oceanographer, and meteorologist of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
, 1897–99.