Palmer Archipelago

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Group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula

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::summary Group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula ::

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namePalmer Archipelago
image_nameSouth Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.jpg
image_captionHoseason, Liege, Brabant and Anvers Islands shown behind Livingston and Deception Islands of the South Shetland Islands
map_imagePalmer_archipelago,_Antarctica.jpg
map_captionMap of Palmer Archipelago, showing its location in Antarctica
locationAntarctica
coordinates
populationData not available
countryNone
treaty_systemAntarctic Treaty System
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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. It extends from Tower Island in the north to Anvers Island in the south. It is separated by the Gerlache and Bismarck straits from the Antarctic Peninsula and Wilhelm Archipelago, respectively. The archipelago is in the British, Chilean, and Argentine Claims.

Palmer Archipelago is located at .

History

Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899), discovered the archipelago in 1898. He named it Archipelago Palmer for American Captain Nathaniel Palmer, who navigated these waters in 1820.

Both Argentina and the United Kingdom have operated research stations there.

Islands

The archipelago includes:

Gallery

File:Gerlache Strait.png|Map of Gerlache Strait and Palmer Archipelago File:Palmer_Archipelago_map.png|Locator (basemap) for the Palmer Archipelago, centered near 65°00′S 64°00′W

References

References

  1. "Palmer Archipelago: Antarctica". Geographic.org.
  2. "Palmer Archipelago {{!}} Antarctic Peninsula, British Claim, Glaciers {{!}} Britannica".

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