Wiencke Island
Wiencke-Insel, Isla Wiencke
64°50′S 63°24′W
0 mi) wide, about 67 km2 (26 sq mi) in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north across the Neumayer Channel and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to its east across the Gerlache Strait.
Terrain
64°50′S 63°24′W
Overview
Wiencke Island is an island 26 km (16 mi) long and from 3 to 8 km (1.9 to 5.0 mi) wide, about 67 km2 (26 sq mi) in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north across the Neumayer Channel and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to its east across the Gerlache Strait.
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Nearest islands
- Doumer Island7.9 km
- Anvers Island34 km
- Brabant Island81 km
- Liège Island111 km
- Two Hummock Island112 km
- Hoseason Island146 km
Also in Palmer Archipelago
Anvers Island
2,086 km²▲ 2,761 m
Major islands
Brabant Island
916 km²▲ 2,688 m
Major islands
Trinity Island
171 km²▲ 1,065 m
Minor islands
Liège Island
67.2 km²▲ 832 m
Minor islands
Hoseason Island
39.9 km²▲ 541 m
Minor islands
Two Hummock Island
25.9 km²▲ 665 m
Minor islands
Tower Island
20.6 km²▲ 307 m
Minor islands
Doumer Island
16.6 km²▲ 498 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Luigi peak 1.415 m, Sierra DuFief, Wiencke Island
Roquerie de manchots papous à la Pointe Damoy sur l'île de Wiencke
Jougla Point
Jougla Point
Gentoo Penguin nests dot the landscape at Jougla Point, with the mountains of Wiencke Island in the background.
paysage de la péninsule antarctique
Paysage d'un chenal de la péninsule antarctique
Paysage de la péninsule antarctique
Port Lockroy, Antarctica
Port Lockroy, Antarctica
Look closely to find the porpoising Gentoo Penguin.
Port Lockroy, Antarctica on a summer evening
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Damoy Point Hut, roquerie de manchots papous à la Pointe Damoy. Kounilig / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Antarctic mountains and drifting ice. Georges Nijs / CC BY 2.0
- Jougla Point (32349001817). mike from New York, NY, US / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jougla Point (47290782231). mike from New York, NY, US / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jougla Point, Antarctica (6063154611). Liam Quinn from Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0
- L'île Wiencke vue du chenal Neumayer. Kounilig / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Les sommets de l'île de Wiencke vus depuis le chenal Neumayer. Kounilig / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Montagne de l'île de Wiencke. Kounilig / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Port Lockroy, Antarctica (6063041615). Liam Quinn from Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Port Lockroy, Antarctica (6063051281). Liam Quinn from Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Port Lockroy, Antarctica on a summer evening (6081004733). Liam Quinn from Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Port Lockroy, Antarctica on a summer evening (6081510402). Liam Quinn from Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0