Blaiklock Island

Blaiklock Island
Blaiklock Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°33′S 67°4′W / 67.550°S 67.067°W / -67.550; -67.067Coordinates: 67°33′S 67°4′W / 67.550°S 67.067°W / -67.550; -67.067
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Blaiklock Island is a high and rugged, irregular-shaped island 17 kilometres (9 nmi) long, lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord. It is separated from Pourquoi Pas Island by The Narrows and from the west coast of Graham Land by Jones Channel. The feature was partially surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, at which time it was charted as a promontory. It was determined to be an island in 1949 by Kenneth V. Blaiklock, a Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyor for whom it is named.

Blaicklock Island Refuge

Blaicklock Island Refuge (67°32′43″S 67°11′36″W / 67.545189°S 67.193443°W / -67.545189; -67.193443) is a British refuge located on the same name island managed by the British Antarctic Survey. The refuge was inaugurated on March 6, 1956 and remained active until 1958; it was utilized as refuge and advanced base for survey and geological research as well as satellite hut for personnel based at Station E, Station W and Station Y. The refuge, on May 19, 1995, was designated as Historic Site or Monument (HSM 63) under the Antarctic Treaty System as well as Station Y. The site was cleaned up in 1997 and it is managed by United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust since 2014.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of Blaicklock Island". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved October 3, 2018.


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