Sturge Island
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Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands
group located in the Southern Ocean
. It lies 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) southeast of Buckle Island
and 95 kilometres (59 mi) northeast of Belousov Point
on the Antarctic mainland. The islands were discovered by John Balleny
in 1839.
The island is roughly a parallelogram in shape, with long east and west coasts and shorter coasts facing northwest and southeast. It is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in width, and its maximum length is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), between Cape Freeman in the north and Cape Smyth in the south.
The island's highest point reaches 1705 m (5,594 ft) or 1524 m (5,000 ft) (the unclimbed Brown Peak
). This is the highest point in the Balleny chain.
The island forms part of the Ross Dependency
, claimed by New Zealand
(see claims on Antarctica).
Balleny Islands
The Balleny Islands are a series of uninhabited islands in the Southern Ocean extending from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group extends for about in a northwest-southeast direction. The islands are heavily glaciated and are of volcanic origin. Glaciers project from their slopes...
group located in the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
. It lies 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) southeast of Buckle Island
Buckle Island
Buckle Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies northwest of Sturge Island and southeast of Young Island, some north-northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland....
and 95 kilometres (59 mi) northeast of Belousov Point
Belousov Point
Belousov Point is an ice-covered headland forming the southern tip of the Anderson Peninsula, located just north of the terminus of Suvorov Glacier. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition of 1958 and named for the Soviet polar captain Mikhail P. Belousov, 1904–46....
on the Antarctic mainland. The islands were discovered by John Balleny
John Balleny
John Balleny was the English captain of a whaling schooner, the Eliza Scott, who led an exploration cruise for the English whaling firm Samuel Enderby & Sons to the Antarctic in 1838-1839....
in 1839.
The island is roughly a parallelogram in shape, with long east and west coasts and shorter coasts facing northwest and southeast. It is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in width, and its maximum length is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), between Cape Freeman in the north and Cape Smyth in the south.
The island's highest point reaches 1705 m (5,594 ft) or 1524 m (5,000 ft) (the unclimbed Brown Peak
Brown Peak (Sturge Island)
Brown Peak is the highest point of the Balleny Islands. It is situated on the northern part of Sturge Island, near East Antarctica. A stratovolcano, Brown Peak is considered to belong to the Balleny Islands Ranges, a subset of the Wilkes Land Coast Ranges...
). This is the highest point in the Balleny chain.
The island forms part of the Ross Dependency
Ross Dependency
The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south...
, claimed by New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(see claims on Antarctica).
See also
- Antarctic territorial claims
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
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- Territorial claims in Antarctica