Norsel Point
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Norsel Point is a rock
y point on the northwest side of Arthur Harbor
, on the west end of Amsler Island
in the Palmer Archipelago
. Norsel Point is located at 64°46′S 64°06′W. Norsel Point was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. Norsel Point was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for the Norwegian
sealing vessel Norsel, which was chartered by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for the 1954-1955 summer season to establish the station at Arthur Harbor. Norsel Point was originally considered part of Anvers Island
because the gap between Anvers Island
and what is now called Amsler Island
was covered by the Marr Ice Piedmont. Rapid recession of the ice revealed the separate island in 2004. The United States Board on Geographic Names named the new island in 2007 but retained the name Norsel Point for the island's western point.
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
y point on the northwest side of Arthur Harbor
Arthur Harbor
Arthur Harbour is a small harbour entered between Bonaparte Point and Norsel Point on the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. The harbour is located at ....
, on the west end of Amsler Island
Amsler Island
Amsler Island is located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is named after American marine biologists Charles and Margaret Amsler of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The island is a triangular rocky plot of granite land approximately long and wide at its widest point...
in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. Norsel Point is located at 64°46′S 64°06′W. Norsel Point was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. Norsel Point was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sealing vessel Norsel, which was chartered by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for the 1954-1955 summer season to establish the station at Arthur Harbor. Norsel Point was originally considered part of Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
because the gap between Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
and what is now called Amsler Island
Amsler Island
Amsler Island is located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is named after American marine biologists Charles and Margaret Amsler of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The island is a triangular rocky plot of granite land approximately long and wide at its widest point...
was covered by the Marr Ice Piedmont. Rapid recession of the ice revealed the separate island in 2004. The United States Board on Geographic Names named the new island in 2007 but retained the name Norsel Point for the island's western point.