Kupriyanov Islands
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The Kupriyanov Islands is a small island lying to the south west of South Georgia, off the Novosilski Glacier
, close south of Diaz Cove
.
The name "Mys Kupriyanov" or "Mys Kupriyanova," for Ivan Kupriyanov, an officer of the Mirnyy, was given by Admiral
Thaddeus Bellingshausen in 1819 to a cape on the coast between Novosilski Bay
and Cape Disappointment
. The name was evidently overlooked by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, who in 1930 gave the name Johannesen Point
to a feature on this same stretch of coast. Johannesen Point was identified by the SGS, 1955-56, as an insignificant point not requiring a name. At the same time, the group of islands off Diaz Cove was mapped in detail for the first time. An altered form of the original Russian name has been accepted for this group.
Novosilski Glacier
Novosilski Glacier is a glacier, 8 miles long and 2 miles wide, flowing in a westerly direction from the southwest slopes of the Salvesen Range to Novosilski Bay on the south coast of South Georgia. First surveyed and named by a German expedition 1928-29, under Kohl-Larsen. The name derives from...
, close south of Diaz Cove
Diaz Cove
Diaz Cove is a cove with the Kupriyanov Islands at the mouth, 10 nautical miles northwest of Cape Disappointment, near the east end of the south coast of South Georgia. The cove was known to early sealers as shown by the remains of a sealing vessel found there. It was rediscovered in 1929 by...
.
The name "Mys Kupriyanov" or "Mys Kupriyanova," for Ivan Kupriyanov, an officer of the Mirnyy, was given by Admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
Thaddeus Bellingshausen in 1819 to a cape on the coast between Novosilski Bay
Novosilski Bay
Novosilski Bay is a bay 2 miles wide, indenting the south coast of South Georgia immediately south of Mount Fraser. Discovered by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen in 1819 and named for Lieutenant Pavel M. Novosilskiy of the Mirnyy, which accompanied Bellingshausen's flagship the Vostok....
and Cape Disappointment
Cape Disappointment (South Georgia)
Cape Disappointment is a headland which forms the southern extremity of South Georgia. It was first charted and so named in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook, who upon reaching this position was greatly disappointed in realizing that South Georgia was an island rather than a continent....
. The name was evidently overlooked by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, who in 1930 gave the name Johannesen Point
Johannesen Point
Johannesen Point is the southwest point of Main Island in the Willis Islands off the west end of South Georgia. This feature was named All Johannesens Point, presumably by DI personnel who charted South Georgia in the period 1926-30. Following a survey of the island in 1951-52, the SGS reported...
to a feature on this same stretch of coast. Johannesen Point was identified by the SGS, 1955-56, as an insignificant point not requiring a name. At the same time, the group of islands off Diaz Cove was mapped in detail for the first time. An altered form of the original Russian name has been accepted for this group.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...