Meade Islands
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Meade Islands is a group of two islands, the larger west one being Zverino Island
and the smaller east one Cave Island
, and rocks lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Their surface areas are 48 hectares (118.6 acre) and 18 hectares (44.5 acre). respectively. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
.
The islands were charted in 1935 by Discovery Investigations
and named after C.M. Meade, Cartographer-in-charge in the Admiralty Hydrographic Office
at that time.
, Greenwich Island
, 3.73 km (2.3 mi) north of Pomorie Point
, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) east of Williams Point
, 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Zed Islands
and 3.9 km (2.4 mi) south-southeast of Pyramid Island
(British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Zverino Island
Zverino Island is the largest and westernmost island in the Meade group lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
and the smaller east one Cave Island
Cave Island
Cave Island is an island marked by a large cavern in its south side, which is the second largest of the Meade Islands lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait, in the South Shetland Islands. The name Cave Rock appears to have been applied by DI personnel on the Discovery II who charted the...
, and rocks lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is the 24.5 km long and 3.35 km wide strait lying between Greenwich and Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. Their surface areas are 48 hectares (118.6 acre) and 18 hectares (44.5 acre). respectively. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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The islands were charted in 1935 by Discovery Investigations
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
and named after C.M. Meade, Cartographer-in-charge in the Admiralty Hydrographic Office
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is an organisation within the UK government responsible for providing navigational and other hydrographic information for national, civil and defence requirements...
at that time.
Location
The midpoint of the group is located at 62°27′04.4"S 60°04′03"W which is 1.98 km (1.2 mi) west of Duff PointDuff Point
Duff Point is a point forming the west extremity of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name Duffs Straits was applied to McFarlane Strait by James Weddell in 1820-23, after Captain Norwich Duff under whom Weddell served in HMS Espoir in 1814...
, Greenwich Island
Greenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)
Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
, 3.73 km (2.3 mi) north of Pomorie Point
Pomorie Point
Pomorie Point is a point on the coast of McFarlane Strait forming the north side of the entrance to Lister Cove, Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) east of Williams Point
Williams Point
Williams Point is the point forming both the north extremity of Varna Peninsula and the northeast tip of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Zed Islands
Zed Islands
Zed Islands is a small group of islands, the westernmost rising to , lying off the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica comprising four islands: Esperanto Island, Phanagoria Island, Lesidren Island and Koshava Island...
and 3.9 km (2.4 mi) south-southeast of Pyramid Island
Pyramid Island, South Shetland Islands
Pyramid Island is a conspicuous, pillar-shaped rocky island rising to off the north entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its surface area is . Cone Rock is rising to south of the island, north-northwest of Meade Islands, northeast of Williams Point and east...
(British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south 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...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Map
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.