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15-1406: Island Lake may refer to: Lakes [ edit ] Island Lake (Antarctica) Island Lake (Alberta) , Alberta Island Lake (Manitoba) , Manitoba Big Island Lake (Manitoba) , Manitoba Island Lake (Saskatchewan) , Saskatchewan United States [ edit ] Island Lake (Idaho) , in the Sawtooth Wilderness Island Lake (White Cloud Mountains) , in Custer County, Idaho Island Lake (Illinois) Island Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota) Island Lake (Beltrami County, Minnesota) Island Lake (Lyon County, Minnesota) , Lyon County, Minnesota Island Lake (Lincoln County, Montana) , in Lincoln County, Montana Island Lake (Missoula County, Montana) , in Missoula County, Montana Island Lake (Stillwater County, Montana) , in Stillwater County, Montana Island Lake (Nevada) Island Lake (Oregon) Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Island Lake, Algoma District ,

30-706: A Maori word meaning "broken." 77°39′S 166°42′E  /  77.650°S 166.700°E  / -77.650; 166.700 . A point 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest of Turks Head. First charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Scott, who named it for Tryggve Gran, Norwegian ski expert with the expedition. 77°40′S 166°46′E  /  77.667°S 166.767°E  / -77.667; 166.767 . A precipitous black headland over 200 metres (660 ft) high, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east-southeast of Cape Evans. Discovered by

45-603: A community and settlement in northeast Ontario, located within the Aweres local service board Island Lake, Manitoba , a small community in east–central / northeast Manitoba Island Lake, Sudbury District , a community and settlement in northeast Ontario, located near Chapleau Island Lakes, Winnipeg United States [ edit ] Island Lake, Illinois , a village in the far northwest Chicago suburbs Island Lake, Beltrami County, Minnesota Island Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota , an unincorporated community near

60-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Island Lake (Antarctica) The cape was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04 , under Robert Falcon Scott , who named it the " Skuary " after the birds. Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 , built its headquarters here, renaming

75-572: The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting . The whole site is protected as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.155 largely because of its historic significance as one of the principal sites of early human activity in Antarctica. 77°38′S 166°25′E  /  77.633°S 166.417°E  / -77.633; 166.417 . A small lake close northwest of Island Lake at Cape Evans. Named by

90-443: The British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) because of the nearby skua rookery. 77°38′S 166°25′E  /  77.633°S 166.417°E  / -77.633; 166.417 . A small, roughly circular meltwater lake about midway between Skua Lake and Island Lake. Named by USARP biologists David T. Mason, Charles R. Goldman and Brian J.B. Wood, Jr., who studied the lake in the 1961–62 and 1962-63 seasons. The name derives from

105-423: The British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13. 77°37′49″S 166°44′31″E  /  77.630333°S 166.741909°E  / -77.630333; 166.741909 . Icefalls between Cape Evans and Turks Head on the southwest shore of Ross Island. The feature comprises a very irregular and broken glacial area to the north of Turks Head Ridge with ice descending to Erebus Bay. Descriptively named, Pakaru being

120-700: The British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and so named because of its resemblance to a head swathed in a turban. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901%E2%80%9304 Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

135-604: The Ross Sea Party, led by Captain Aeneas Mackintosh , of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, in memory of three members of the party who died in the vicinity in 1916: Arnold Spencer-Smith , Aeneas Mackintosh and Victor Hayward . The cross has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 17), following a proposal by New Zealand and the United Kingdom to

150-403: The cape for Lieutenant Edward Evans , Royal Navy , second in command of the expedition. Scott's headquarters building still exists and is known as Scott's Hut . Scott's Hut has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 16), following a proposal by New Zealand and the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting . A cross on Windvane Hill, Cape Evans, was erected by

165-516: The city of Duluth Island Lake Township, Lyon County, Minnesota , a township in southwest Minnesota Island Lake Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota , a township in northwest Minnesota Island Lake, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community near Ladysmith See also [ edit ] Island Pond (disambiguation) Island Lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Washington State [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

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180-497: The north side of Cape Evans. Named by members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. 77°38′S 166°24′E  /  77.633°S 166.400°E  / -77.633; 166.400 . Small hill just northeast of the extremity of Cape Evans. So named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) because an anemometer station was established on this site. 77°38′S 166°25′E  /  77.633°S 166.417°E  / -77.633; 166.417 . A small bay on

195-429: 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 the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Island_Lake&oldid=1179183899 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

210-437: The south side of Cape Evans. Named by members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. 77°37′55″S 166°25′47″E  /  77.63202°S 166.429595°E  / -77.63202; 166.429595 . A steep rocky slope 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) inland from Cape Evans. The slope is 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) long and rises to 50 metres (160 ft). Descriptively named by

225-742: The striking mat of blue-green algal remains around the leeward edge of the lake. 77°38′S 166°26′E  /  77.633°S 166.433°E  / -77.633; 166.433 . A lake lying southeast of Skua Lake at Cape Evans. It appears that the descriptive name was given by members of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13), who built their winter quarters hut at Cape Evans. Features around Cape Evans include North Bay, South Bay, Cape Evans Hut, Tryggve Point, Turks Head Bay, Turks Head, Inaccessible Island, Tent Island, Dellbridge Island, Little Razorback Island and Big Razorback Island. 77°38′S 166°23′E  /  77.633°S 166.383°E  / -77.633; 166.383 . A small bay on

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