12-765: Henry Island may refer to: Henry Ice Rise , an ice rise in the Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica Henry Island, Antigua and Barbuda , an island in Antigua and Barbuda Henry Island (India) , an island in India Henry Island (North Channel) , an island in North Channel, Ontario Henry Island (Nova Scotia) , an island in Nova Scotia Henry Island (Washington) , an island in
24-487: A north-east to south-west line along the centre of the territory. The area's name will be included on all British maps. Queen Elizabeth Land is the second region of Antarctica to be named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The first is Princess Elizabeth Land , located across the continent in the Australian Antarctic Territory , which was named in 1931 in honour of then-Princess Elizabeth during
36-554: A statement regarding the naming, where they reminded that Russia was one of the original parties to the Antarctic Treaty signed in 1959 and calling for the full, unconditional and responsible compliance by all State parties with its provisions (which included the UK). According to the Antarctic Treaty, "no acts or activities taking place while the present Treaty is in force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting or denying
48-646: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Queen Elizabeth Land Queen Elizabeth Land is a portion of mainland Antarctica named by the government of the United Kingdom and claimed as part of the British Antarctic Territory . Situated south of Weddell Sea and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, stretching from Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole . It is bordered by Zumberge Coast of Ellsworth Land to
60-887: Is nearly twice the size of the United Kingdom and is essentially a triangular segment of Antarctica , with one vertex at the South Pole . It is bordered on the North side by the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf , to the Northeast by Coats Land , to the East by Queen Maud Land , and extends in the West to a line between the South Pole and Rutford Ice Stream , east of Constellation Inlet . The Pensacola Mountains , discovered in January 1956, run for some 450 km (280 mi) along
72-571: The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on 18 December 2012, it was announced there that a 437,000-square-kilometre (169,000 sq mi) area of the British Antarctic Territory had been named Queen Elizabeth Land after The Queen. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs , William Hague , said that the naming was "a fitting tribute at the end of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee year". Queen Elizabeth Land
84-566: The U.S. Antarctic Research Program . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Henry Ice Rise" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 80°35′S 62°0′W / 80.583°S 62.000°W / -80.583; -62.000 This article about a location in Queen Elizabeth Land or on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
96-494: The San Juan Islands See also [ edit ] Henry Lawrence Island Henry Islands , a group of four small islands in the western part of Henry Bay, Antarctica [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
108-521: The West and by Hercules Inlet to the Northwest. To the Northeast, circle of latitude 82°S is the dividing line against Coats Land . The area of Queen Elizabeth Land was unnamed until 2012, though most of it was unofficially known as Edith Ronne Land in 1947–68 and includes areas claimed by the United Kingdom, Chile and Argentina . On the occasion of a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to
120-471: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Island&oldid=1135182307 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Henry Ice Rise Henry Ice Rise is a triangular-shaped ice rise about 70 miles (110 km) long located between Korff Ice Rise and
132-627: The reign of her grandfather George V as the King of Australia . Argentina , whose Argentine Antarctica claim overlaps with the British Antarctic Territory, criticised the naming calling it a "systematic attack" and described it as "provocation" after recent tensions over Argentina's claim to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands , a British Overseas Territory . The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued
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#1732790192209144-934: The southern portion of Berkner Island in the Ronne Ice Shelf , Antarctica. It was first visited by the United States International Geophysical Year geophysical traverse party from Ellsworth Station , 1957–58, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Captain Clifford D. Henry of the Military Sealift Command , a veteran American polar sea captain and master of USNS Private John R. Towle (T-AK-240) . Henry died aboard his ship, February 16, 1975, while returning from his fourteenth voyage to Antarctica in support of
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