Nansen Island
Island in Graham Land, Antarctica
title: "Nansen Island" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["danco-coast", "fridtjof-nansen", "islands-of-graham-land"] description: "Island in Graham Land, Antarctica" topic_path: "general/danco-coast" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nansen_Island" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Island in Graham Land, Antarctica ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox islands"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nansen Island |
| image_name | Nansen Island-Streak of sunlight.jpg |
| image_caption | A streak of sunlight illuminates the top of Nansen Island |
| map | Antarctica |
| map_caption | Location in Antarctica |
| location | Antarctica |
| coordinates | |
| treaty_system | Antarctic Treaty System |
| :: |
| name = Nansen Island | image_name = Nansen Island-Streak of sunlight.jpg | image_caption = A streak of sunlight illuminates the top of Nansen Island | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System Nansen Island () is the largest of the islands lying in Wilhelmina Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Danco_Coast.svg" caption="Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Nansen Island in the center"] ::
Nansen Island is off the Danco Coast on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is in the northeast of Wilhelmina Bay, to the southeast of Gerlache Strait. Charlotte Bay is to the east. Forbidden Plateau on the mainland is to the south.
Discovery and name
Nansen Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE; 1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache and named for Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, noted Arctic explorer.
Features
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Nansen_Island_(Franz_Joseph_Land)_2020-07-31_Sentinel-2_L2A_Highlight_Optimized_Natural_Color.jpg" caption="Nansen Island satellite view"] ::
Features and nearby features include:
Patcha Point
Bearing Island
Enterprise Island
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Entreprise_Island1.jpg" caption="Enterprise Island"] ::
Gouvernøren Harbor
Pythia Island
Foyn Harbor
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Entreprise_Island2.jpg" caption="The wreck of the whaling factory ship Guvernøren in Foyn Harbor."] ::
Thor Island
Solstreif Island
Brooklyn Island
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Brooklyn_Island.jpg" caption="Brooklyn Island"] ::
Hobbs Point
Wyck Island
Fleurus Island
Delaite Island
Racovitza Islands
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/7696/ |accessdate=2024-05-03 |title=Graham Land and South Shetland Islands |publisher=BAS: British Antarctic Survey |year=2005 |ref= }}
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