Dee Island
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Dee Island is the ice-free island lying between Greenwich Island
and Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica and is separated from Greenwich Island to the south by the 850 m (929.6 yd) wide Orión Passage (62°26′17"S 59°47′45"W) and from Aitcho Islands to the northeast by the 1.1 km (0.683510010314787 mi) wide Villalón Passage. Extending 1.9 by, with the conspicuous Burro Peaks (62°25′38.2"S 59°46′45"W) in the southeast rising to 190 m (623.4 ft), and surface area 197 hectares (486.8 acre). The small Montufar Island (62°25′36.6"S 59°45′24.9"W) and Araguez Island (62°25′57.8"S 59°47′15"W) are lying 650 m (710.8 yd) east of Dee Island and 200 m (218.7 yd) east of its southern tip respectively. The area was visited by 19th century sealers
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Dee Island was charted and named, probably from its shape, by Discovery Investigations
in 1935, while Montufar Island is named after a member of the Second Ecuadorian Antarctic Expedition who had an accident during the building of Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base.
, 850 m (929.6 yd) southeast of Sierra Island
, 1.1 km (0.683510010314787 mi) southwest of Barrientos Island
, 2.07 km (1.3 mi) west-southwest of Cecilia Island
and 3.02 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Spark Point
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971 and 1998, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Greenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)
Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
and Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica and is separated from Greenwich Island to the south by the 850 m (929.6 yd) wide Orión Passage (62°26′17"S 59°47′45"W) and from Aitcho Islands to the northeast by the 1.1 km (0.683510010314787 mi) wide Villalón Passage. Extending 1.9 by, with the conspicuous Burro Peaks (62°25′38.2"S 59°46′45"W) in the southeast rising to 190 m (623.4 ft), and surface area 197 hectares (486.8 acre). The small Montufar Island (62°25′36.6"S 59°45′24.9"W) and Araguez Island (62°25′57.8"S 59°47′15"W) are lying 650 m (710.8 yd) east of Dee Island and 200 m (218.7 yd) east of its southern tip respectively. The area was visited by 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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Dee Island was charted and named, probably from its shape, by Discovery Investigations
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
in 1935, while Montufar Island is named after a member of the Second Ecuadorian Antarctic Expedition who had an accident during the building of Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base.
Location
The midpoint of Dee Island is located at 62°25′22.3"S 59°47′01"W and the island is lying 3.9 km (2.4 mi) east of Ongley IslandOngley Island
Ongley Island is a rugged rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending in west-northwest direction and wide, with a surface area of . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers....
, 850 m (929.6 yd) southeast of Sierra Island
Sierra Island
Sierra Island is a narrow island which is marked by a series of small elevations throughout its length, lying northwest of Dee Island and north of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area ....
, 1.1 km (0.683510010314787 mi) southwest of Barrientos Island
Barrientos Island
Barrientos Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers...
, 2.07 km (1.3 mi) west-southwest of Cecilia Island
Cecilia Island
Cecilia Island is the ice-free southernmost island of the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area...
and 3.02 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Spark Point
Spark Point
Spark Point, also Canto Point, is a rocky point forming the northwest side of the entrance to both Discovery Bay and Galápagos Cove, and the east side of the entrance to Jambelí Cove in the northeast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point ends up in a conspicuous...
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971 and 1998, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
- Aitcho Islands
- Composite Gazetteer of AntarcticaComposite Gazetteer of AntarcticaThe Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all the Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features...
- Greenwich IslandGreenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Map
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.