Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)
Nelson Island (historical names Leipzig Island, O'Cain's Island and Strachans Island)[1] is an island 22 kilometres (12 nmi) long and 13 kilometres (7 nmi) wide, lying southwest of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name Nelson Island dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°18′S 59°03′W |
| Length | 22 km (13.7 mi) |
| Width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Eco-Nelson Station
The private research station Eco-Nelson is located on Nelson Island,[2] which is one of the South Shetland Islands. The station[3] was founded in 1988[3] by the Czech polar explorer Jaroslav Pavlíček. Eco-Nelson Station hosts international researchers[4] and therefore it is not considered a Czech station.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- List of Antarctic research stations
- List of Antarctic field camps
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- Nelson Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Eco-Nelson
- Pavlíček, Jaroslav (n.d.). "Information in brief for the crew". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- Nejedlý, Petr (8 May 2011). "Rozhovor s polárníkem Jaroslavem Pavlíčkem: V Antarktidě se zvířata nebojí lidí" (in Czech). cestomila.cz. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links
- Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
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