Stepping Stones
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The Stepping Stones are three prominent rocks
lying 0.5 miles north of Limitrophe Island
, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island
. The Stepping Stones are located at 64°47′S 64°00′W. The Stepping Stones form one of a series of small boat
refuges
for parties working between nearby Palmer Station
and Biscoe Bay
, and therefore form "stepping stones" for coastal trips. Named by Palmer Station
personnel in 1972.
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
lying 0.5 miles north of Limitrophe Island
Limitrophe Island
Limitrophe Island is an oval-shaped island long, lying directly east of Christine Island and south of Anvers Island. Limitrophe Island is located at...
, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
. The Stepping Stones are located at 64°47′S 64°00′W. The Stepping Stones form one of a series of small boat
Boat
A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...
refuges
Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
for parties working between nearby Palmer Station
Palmer Station
Palmer Station, on Anvers Island, is Antarctica's only US station north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other US Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program....
and Biscoe Bay
Biscoe Bay
Biscoe Bay is a bay which indents the southwest coast of Anvers Island immediately north of Biscoe Point, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named by him for John Biscoe, who may have landed there in...
, and therefore form "stepping stones" for coastal trips. Named by Palmer Station
Palmer Station
Palmer Station, on Anvers Island, is Antarctica's only US station north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other US Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program....
personnel in 1972.