18-546: (Redirected from Elephant Rocks ) Elephant Rock can refer to: Landmarks [ edit ] Elephant Rocks (Antarctica) , a rock formation in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica Elephant Rocks (Western Australia) , a beach in Australia Elephant Rock, a rock formation near Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick , Canada Elephant Rock (Iceland) ,
36-791: A former rock formation in Hartlepool, England, UK The original name of Eagle Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains, California, US An alternative name for Egg Rock in Nahant Bay, Massachusetts, US Elephant Rocks State Park , in Missouri, US Elephant Rock (Wheatland County, Montana) , a mountain in Wheatland County, Montana , US A stone landmark in Kings Canyon , Utah, US A rock island off
54-530: A headland of Arthur Harbour, marks its westernmost extremity. Three prominent rocks called the Elephant Rocks sit just to the south of Amsler Island, between the coast and Torgersen Island . The rocks are connected to one another by sandy shoals . Their name became established locally among United States Antarctic Program (USAP) personnel at nearby Palmer Station in about 1971, as the rocks provide habitat favoured by elephant seals . Amsler Island
72-471: A station (Base N) for the purpose of survey and geology. It consisted of a hut and was occupied from February 27, 1955, until January 10, 1958. In 1958, the station was closed when local work was completed. Its hut was loaned to the U.S. Government on July 2, 1963, which converted it into a biological laboratory in January 1965 for use by American scientists at the nearby Palmer Station . The British station
90-563: A track on the Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle album Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Elephant Rock . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elephant_Rock&oldid=1254988937 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-649: A volcanic rock in the Iceland Sea Elephant Rock (Italy) , a large boulder and archaeological site in Sardinia, Italy Elephant Rocks (New Zealand) , a rock formation near Duntroon, New Zealand A rock formation in Nasca Province , Peru Jabal Al-Fil (Elephant Mountain), a sandstone outcrop, Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia Ethagala (The Elephant Rock), a rock that overlooks the town of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka Elephant Rock, Hartlepool ,
126-544: Is Antarctica's only U.S. station north of the Antarctic Circle . Construction finished in 1968. Around 50 people can inhabit Palmer Station at one time. The station is named for Nathaniel B. Palmer , likely to have been one of the first three persons to see Antarctica. There are science labs in the station, as well as a dock. On Anvers Island, the British Antarctic Survey built and operated
144-553: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Anvers Island Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island 61 km (38 miles) long, the largest in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica . It was discovered by John Biscoe in 1832 and named in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache after
162-519: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elephant Rocks (Antarctica) Amsler Island is a small island off the south coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica . It sits between Loudwater Cove and Arthur Harbour . The island is a roughly triangular rocky plot of granite land approximately 2.1 km (1.3 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide at its widest point. Narrow Norsel Point, formerly considered
180-629: The French Antarctic Expedition (1903–05) under J.B. Charcot , who named the bay for French naval officer Contre-amiral Richard d'Abnour. The Anvers-Melchior Islands Tectonic Block includes the northwest portion of Anvers Island and the Melchior Islands offshore. The block is bounded on the southeast by the SW-NE trending strike-slip Fournier Fault. The block is composed of a volcanic suite which may correspond to
198-554: The Lindblad Explorer ran aground near La Plaza Point, Antarctica. She was towed to Buenos Aires , Argentina and then to Kristiansand , Norway for repairs. On 28 January 1989 the ARA Bahía Paraíso sank off Palmer Station and Anvers. D'Abnour Bay is a small bay 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east-southeast of Cape Gronland in northern Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago . First charted by
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#1732800964424216-610: The Norwegian sealing vessel Norsel , which sailed with the FIDS survey. Rapid recession of the ice due to global warming revealed Amsler Island as a separate island in 2004. The United States Board on Geographic Names named Amsler Island in recognition of American marine biologists Charles and Margaret Amsler of the University of Alabama at Birmingham , who had researched the area for over three decades. The name Norsel Point
234-734: The Antarctic Peninsula Volcanic Group . Granite , diorite , and tonalite plutons indicate three phases of intrusion dated at 68-54 Ma , 34 Ma, and 21-20 Ma. Two distinct systems of dykes are present, possibly of Tertiary age. The southeast portion of Anvers Island is part of the Neumayer Channel Tectonic Block . Anvers Island was the scene of the protagonist Grim Fiddle's "kingdom" and his later imprisonment in John Calvin Batchelor's novel The Birth of
252-757: The coast of Molokai in Hawaii, paired with a smaller one. Inhabited places [ edit ] Anekal ('Elephant Rock' in Kannada), Bangalore Urban district, Karnataka, India Batu Gajah ('Elephant Rock' in Malay), Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia Other uses [ edit ] Elephant Rock Books , a major, independent publisher based in Connecticut, USA Elephant Rock Ride , an annual cycling event in Castle Rock, Colorado, USA "Elephant Rock",
270-721: The province of Antwerp in Belgium . It lies south-west of Brabant Island at the south-western end of the group. The south-western coastline of the island forms part of the Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA 7). Cormorant Island , an Important Bird Area , lies 1 km off the south coast. The Palmer Station on Anvers Island is located at ( 64°46′S 64°03′W / 64.77°S 64.05°W / -64.77; -64.05 ) and
288-708: Was once thought to be a part of Anvers Island because the gap between the islands was covered by the Marr Ice Piedmont . The southern coast of Anvers Island, including the land now known as Amsler Island, was originally surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. Norsel Point, thought to be a point on the coast of Arthur Harbour, was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after
306-652: Was open in support of an air facility from 1969 until 1971. It was destroyed by fire on December 28, 1971, while being renovated by the British Antarctic Survey. Debris was removed by the members of the US Antarctic Program in 1990/1991. Only concrete foundations remain. A skiway was in use from 1969 to 1973. The air operations were transferred to Adelaide (Station T) in 1973 when the skiway deteriorated. The skiway remained intermittently in use until November 15, 1993. On 11 February 1972
324-593: Was retained. Amsler Island was the original site of the United States Antarctic Program research base Palmer Station from 1965 until the current station approximately 0.8 km (0.5 mi) away was constructed in 1968. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . This Anvers Island location article
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