Paulet Island
Isla Paulet, Île Paulet
63°35′S 55°48′W
Paulet Island is a circular island about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in diameter, lying 4.5 km (2.8 mi) south-east of Dundee Island, off the north-eastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula. Because of its large penguin colony, it is a popular destination for sightseeing tours.
Terrain
63°35′S 55°48′W
Overview
Paulet Island is a circular island about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in diameter, lying 4.5 km (2.8 mi) south-east of Dundee Island, off the north-eastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula. Because of its large penguin colony, it is a popular destination for sightseeing tours.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- 10.0 km
- Dundee Island14 km
- Joinville Island33 km
- Andersson Island38 km
- Brash Island49 km
- Patella Island52 km
Also in Joinville Island group
Joinville Island
1,479 km²▲ 835 m
Major islands
D'Urville Island
433 km²▲ 394 m
Major islands
Dundee Island
357 km²▲ 621 m
Major islands
Andersson Island
55.1 km²▲ 436 m
Minor islands
Bransfield Island
37.6 km²▲ 194 m
Minor islands
Brash Island
0.63 km²
Minor islands
Patella Island
0.33 km²▲ 104 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.24 km²
Minor islands
Photographs
Paulet Island (December 2021)
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SeMo-270.jpg
This stone hut sheltered 21 men & a cat over the winter in 1903 after the Swedish Antartic Expedition had their boat "Antartic" crushed and sunk by ice.
Shot by Any from the photo zodiac
Everywhere!
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Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Paulet-102. Charrois / CC BY-SA 4.0
- SeMo-269 (49435589747). Se Mo / CC BY-SA 2.0
- SeMo-270 (49434896553). Se Mo / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paulet Island (24000688913). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Paulet Island (24627496215). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Everywhere! (24331982650). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- 20 men & a cat?! (24007899644). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Hard environment (24527684822). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Just here for the chicks (24007903564). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Lookout! (24553845401). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Nest building (24268300189). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- On top of the hut (24009243513). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0