28-681: The Vedel Islands ( 65°7′S 64°15′W / 65.117°S 64.250°W / -65.117; -64.250 ( Vedel Islands ) ) are a group of small islands lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Hovgaard Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago , Antarctica. The Vedel Islands are off the Graham Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are in the Wilhelm Archipelago , southwest of Hovgaard Island and Booth Island , and northeast of
56-799: A TV camera ('kamera' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area. 65°07′55.0″S 64°15′50.0″W / 65.131944°S 64.263889°W / -65.131944; -64.263889 . A rocky island 520 metres (1,710 ft) long in SW-NE direction and 150 metres (490 ft) wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area 5.61 hectares (13.9 acres). Situated 6.12 kilometres (3.80 mi) northwest of Petermann Island, 40 metres (130 ft) northwest of Kamera Island and 436 metres (1,430 ft) south of Bager Island. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling
84-715: A cormorant ('kormoran' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area. 65°07′22.0″S 64°13′05.0″W / 65.122778°S 64.218056°W / -65.122778; -64.218056 . A mostly ice-covered island 1.12 kilometres (0.70 mi) long in southwest–northeast direction and 537 metres (1,762 ft) wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area 40.4 hectares (100 acres). Situated 3.77 kilometres (2.34 mi) northwest of Hovgaard Island, 50 metres (160 ft) northwest of Friedburginsel, 652 metres (2,139 ft) east-southeast of Rak Island and 37 metres (121 ft) south of Lapa Island. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling
112-462: A crab ('rak' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area. 65°10′S 64°14′W / 65.167°S 64.233°W / -65.167; -64.233 . A scattered but distinct group of islands lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Petermann Island . Mapped by the FIDS from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57 and from
140-679: A paper clip ('klamer' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area. 65°08′17.0″S 64°14′50.0″W / 65.138056°S 64.247222°W / -65.138056; -64.247222 . A mostly ice-free rocky island extending 848 metres (2,782 ft) in a south–north direction and 705 metres (2,313 ft) in a west–east direction in the Vedel Islands. Surface area 36.7 hectares (91 acres). Situated 4.72 kilometres (2.93 mi) northwest of Petermann Island, 80 metres (260 ft) southeast of Kamera Island and 160 metres (520 ft) southwest of Pate Island. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling
168-524: A peninsula of Hovgaard Island by the FrAE, 1903–05, under Charcot, who named its northeast point for Paul Pléneau, photographer of the expedition. The feature was first shown to be an island on an Argentine government chart of 1957. 65°10′S 64°07′W / 65.167°S 64.117°W / -65.167; -64.117 . A strait 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) long and averaging 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide, separating
196-473: A small group of islets which lies south of the Vedel Islets and west of Petermann Island. It consists of a post painted red with a cylindrical topmark painted in black and yellow bands. Many dangers are charted westward, north-westward, and northward of the Vedel Islets to a distance of 5 miles; the navigator's attention is called to the note "Position Approximate," which applies to most of these dangers on
224-707: A turtle ('kostenurka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area. 65°07′02.0″S 64°13′02.0″W / 65.117222°S 64.217222°W / -65.117222; -64.217222 . A mostly ice-covered island 800 metres (2,600 ft) long in W-E direction and 490 metres (1,610 ft) wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area 21.73 hectares (53.7 acres). Situated 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) northwest of Hovgaard Island, 37 metres (121 ft) north of Kostenurka Island, 805 metres (2,641 ft) east-northeast of Rak Island, and 4.97 kilometres (3.09 mi) southwest of Lamya Island in
252-455: Is a well-rounded summit, about 1,200 feet high near the central part of the Island, the ice-covered slopes of which descend gradually to the north where a small peninsula, covered with penguin rookeries, extends toward Booth Island. The shores are steep vertical cliffs, and the points are foul, making landings difficult. No anchorages have been reported at this island. Another small peninsula forms
280-483: Is charted within 400 yards eastward of the eastern end of Pleneau Island. There Is a penguin rookery on the northeastern end of the island. Download coordinates as: Features and nearby features include: 65°09′S 64°07′W / 65.150°S 64.117°W / -65.150; -64.117 . Point forming the south end of Hovgaard Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted and named by
308-489: Is located at 65°05′03″S 64°06′43″W / 65.08417°S 64.11194°W / -65.08417; -64.11194 , which is 85 m south of Elisabethinsel , 2.76 km southwest of the west extremity of Booth Island and 2.33 km north of Peperuda Island . British mapping in 2001. This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which
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#1732801288495336-470: Is located close northward and has a small cove on the north shore which is open to northeastward. A chain of rocks extend northeastward of this group for a distance of 2 miles, and another group of rocks lies from 1 to 2 miles southward. The Vedel Islets have not been fully examined because this group is usually ice-locked. A BEACON, 20 feet high, has been established on an island of the Stray Islands,
364-542: Is the partly ice-free island 1.56 km long in west–east direction and 630 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 45.72 ha. The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a lamya, monster creature in Bulgarian mythology, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area. Lamya Island
392-442: The Dannebrog Islands group. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling an animal paw ('lapa' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area. 65°07′56.0″S 64°14′05.0″W / 65.132222°S 64.234722°W / -65.132222; -64.234722 . A mostly ice-free rocky island 667 metres (2,188 ft) long in west–east direction and 390 metres (1,280 ft) wide in
420-663: The French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Jean-Baptiste Charcot , 1903–05, after J. Guéguen Point, one of the crew the ship Francais and later, of the Pourquoi-Pas? , 1908-10. 65°08′S 64°08′W / 65.133°S 64.133°W / -65.133; -64.133 . Point forming the west extremity of Hovgaard Island. Hovgaard Island was first seen by a German expedition under Dallmann in January 1874 and named "Krogmann Insel." However,
448-546: The French Passage . They are northwest of Mount Shackleton on the mainland. The US Defense Mapping Agency's Sailing Directions for Antarctica (1976) describes the Vedel Islands as follows: Vedel Islets (Wedel Islands) lie westward of Hovgaard Island. distant about 2 miles. This group consists of numerous islets, the largest of which, Vedel Islet (Vadel Islet), Is about 1 mile long and half as wide with an elevation of about 252 feet. The next largest Le Myre de Vilers,
476-787: The Wilhelm Archipelago , Antarctica. Hovgaard Island is off the Graham Coast of the northwest side of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is in the Wilhelm Archipelago . It is southwest of Booth Island , northwest of Mount Shackleton on the mainland, northeast of the French Passage and east of the Vedel Islands . It is off the northwest coast of the Kyiv Peninsula . Hovgaard Island is a popular location for camping in Antarctica among expedition groups due to
504-613: The Argentine Islands, Petermann Island and Hovgaard Island from the west coast of Graham Land. Traversed by the BelgAE under Gerlache on February 12, 1898. Named by the British Graham Land expedition (BGLE} 1934-37, under John Rymill , for the expedition ship Penola . Lamya Island Lamya Island ( Bulgarian : остров Ламя , romanized : ostrov Lamya , IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɫɐˈmʲa] )
532-551: The Vedel Islands group. Surface area 21 hectares (52 acres). Situated 245 metres (804 ft) southwest of Rak Island, 5.77 kilometres (3.59 mi) west by north of Hovgaard Island, 436 metres (1,430 ft) north of Klamer Island, and 3.78 kilometres (2.35 mi) east-southeast of Flank Island in the Myriad Islands group. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling an excavator ('bager' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in
560-448: The Vedel Islands. Surface area 12.67 hectares (31.3 acres). Situated 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) northwest of Petermann Island, 160 metres (520 ft) northeast of Kormoran Island, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of Bager Island and 105 metres (344 ft) southwest of Friedburginsel. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a baby duck ('pate' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in
588-609: The area. 65°07′17.0″S 64°14′52.0″W / 65.121389°S 64.247778°W / -65.121389; -64.247778 . A rocky island 615 metres (2,018 ft) long in west–east direction and 200 metres (660 ft) wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area 6.87 hectares (17.0 acres). Situated 5.25 kilometres (3.26 mi) west-northwest of Hovgaard Island, 652 metres (2,139 ft) west-northwest of Kostenurka Island, 245 metres (804 ft) northeast of Bager Island and 805 metres (2,641 ft) west-southwest of Lapa Island. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling
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#1732801288495616-941: The area. 65°08′00.0″S 64°13′00.0″W / 65.133333°S 64.216667°W / -65.133333; -64.216667 . An island west of Booth Island. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1873/74 under Captain Eduard Dallmann (1830-1896). Named after a Hamburg patron of the expedition. 65°07′58.0″S 64°15′26.0″W / 65.132778°S 64.257222°W / -65.132778; -64.257222 . A mostly ice-covered island 778 metres (2,552 ft) long in SW-NE direction and 278 metres (912 ft) wide. Surface area 10.75 hectares (26.6 acres). Situated 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) northwest of Petermann Island, 80 metres (260 ft) northwest of Kormoran Island, 40 metres (130 ft) southeast of Klamer Island and 378 metres (1,240 ft) west of Pate Island. So named because of its shape supposedly resembling
644-737: The chart. The largest island of this group was discovered in 1898 and given the name Vedel Island by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Adrien de Gerlache . The French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot charted the remaining islands in 1904, and again in 1909, when the name was extended to include the entire group. Download coordinates as: Islands in the group, and nearby islands, include 65°07′28.0″S 64°15′53.0″W / 65.124444°S 64.264722°W / -65.124444; -64.264722 . A rocky island 963 metres (3,159 ft) long in W-E direction and 373 metres (1,224 ft) wide in
672-544: The helicopter of HMS Protector in March 1958. So named by the UK-APC because the group is scattered. Hovgaard Island (Antarctica) Hovgaard Island ( 65°8′S 64°8′W / 65.133°S 64.133°W / -65.133; -64.133 ( Hovgaard Island ) ) is an island 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest of Booth Island in
700-519: The name Hovgaard, applied by the BelgAE under Gerlache in February 1898, has overtaken the original in usage. In order to preserve Dallmann's earlier name in this vicinity, Krogmann Point has been approved for the feature here described. 65°06′S 64°04′W / 65.100°S 64.067°W / -65.100; -64.067 . An island, 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) long, lying just northeast of Hovgaard Island. Charted as
728-497: The presence of a relatively flat campsite along Penola Strait. Campers dig "snow graves" to sleep in. The holes offer protection from the wind. Hovgaard Island was discovered and named Krogmann Island by the German 1873–74 expedition under Eduard Dallmann , but the name Hovgaard applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache , has overtaken the original name in usage. Andreas Peter Hovgaard
756-545: The southern extremity of Hovgaard Island, off which are a number of rocks. A rock, which breaks, has been charted mid-way between Hovgaard and Petermann Islands. Sampaio Ferraz Islands consisting of about 10 rocky islets lie close northwestward of the Hovgaard Island northern peninsula. These islets stretch northwestward for distance of 2 miles. PLENEAU ISLAND, 177 feet high, lies close off the northeastern extremity of Hovgaard Island. A shoal area, with rocks which break,
784-500: Was a polar explorer and officer of the Danish Navy . The name Krogmann Point has been given to the western extremity of Hovgaard Island. The US Defense Mapping Agency's Sailing Directions for Antarctica (1976) describes Hovgaard Island as follows: HOVGAARD ISLAND (Krogmann Island) lies close south-westward of Booth Island and is about3 miles long northeast-southwest with an average breadth of about 1 mile. The highest elevation
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