Coronation Island

Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, long and from wide. ^[1]

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1. 33 relations: Antarctic fur seal, Antarctic Specially Protected Area, Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctica, Brisbane Heights, Cape Hansen, Cape petrel, Chinstrap penguin, Cockscomb Buttress, Conception Point, Endurance Ridge, Foul Point, George IV, George Powell (sealer), Iceberg Bay, Larsen Islands, List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Mount Nivea, Nathaniel Palmer, Norway Bight, Olivine Point, Ommanney Bay (Coronation Island), Parpen Crags, Penguin Point (Coronation Island), Purdy Point, Rime Crests, Sandefjord Bay (Coronation Island), Seal hunting, Snow petrel, South Orkney Islands, Tønsberg Cove, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Wave Peak.

2. Islands of the South Orkney Islands

Antarctic fur seal

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae.

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Antarctic Specially Protected Area

An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. Coronation Island and Antarctic Specially Protected Area are antarctic Specially Protected Areas.

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Antarctic Treaty System

The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Brisbane Heights

Brisbane Heights are a series of heights rising to and extending in an arc from Worswick Hill to High Stile in the central part of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands.

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Cape Hansen

Cape Hansen is a cape which separates Marshall Bay and Iceberg Bay on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.

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Cape petrel

The Cape petrel (Daption capense), also called the Cape pigeon, pintado petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae.

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Chinstrap penguin

The chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a species of penguin that inhabits a variety of islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the Antarctic Oceans.

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Cockscomb Buttress

Cockscomb Buttress is a prominent, isolated rock buttress rising to, standing northwest of Echo Mountain and overlooking the east side of Norway Bight on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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Conception Point

Conception Point is the northernmost point on Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands.

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Endurance Ridge

Endurance Ridge is an Antarctic undersea ridge, south-east of Coronation Island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Foul Point

Foul Point on Yordanov Island lies at the east side of the entrance to Ommanney Bay on the north side of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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George IV

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830.

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George Powell (sealer)

George Powell (1794–1824) was an English sealer, explorer and amateur naturalist.

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Iceberg Bay

Iceberg Bay is a bay wide, which indents the south coast of Coronation Island between Cape Hansen and Olivine Point, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.

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Larsen Islands

The Larsen Islands are a small group of islands north-west of Moreton Point, the western extremity of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. Coronation Island and Larsen Islands are islands of the South Orkney Islands.

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List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.

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Mount Nivea

Mount Nivea is a conspicuous, snow-topped, 1,265 m high mountain at the head of Sunshine Glacier on Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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Nathaniel Palmer

Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799 – June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer.

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Norway Bight

Norway Bight is a bay 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide indenting the south coast of Coronation Island between Meier Point and Mansfield Point, in the South Orkney Islands.

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Olivine Point

Olivine Point is the southern end of the low-lying peninsula which forms the east limit of Iceberg Bay on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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Ommanney Bay (Coronation Island)

Ommanney Bay is a bay wide between Prong Point and Foul Point on the north coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.

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Parpen Crags

Parpen Crags is a precipitous, isolated rock face, near the head of Norway Bight on the south side of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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Penguin Point (Coronation Island)

Penguin Point is a point which forms the northwestern extremity of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.

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Purdy Point

Purdy Point is a point 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east-southeast of Foul Point on the north coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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Rime Crests

Rime Crests is a five crest-like summits surmounting the east side of Sunshine Glacier, Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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Sandefjord Bay (Coronation Island)

Sandefjord Bay is a narrow body of water on the west coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.

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Seal hunting

Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals.

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Snow petrel

The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is the only member of the genus Pagodroma. It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which has the most southerly breeding sites of any bird, inland in Antarctica.

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South Orkney Islands

The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, David McGonigal, 2009 and south-west of South Georgia Island.

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Tønsberg Cove

Tønsberg Cove is a cove southeast of Penguin Point on the north coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.

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Wave Peak

Wave Peak is a conspicuous peak, 960 m, which rises precipitously from the head of Laws Glacier in the central part of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

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See also

Islands of the South Orkney Islands

• Acuña Island
• Ailsa Craig (South Orkney Islands)
• Angelov Island
• Atriceps Island
• Bruce Islands
• Christoffersen Island
• Coffer Island
• Confusion Island
• Coronation Island
• Eillium Island
• Flensing Islands
• Fredriksen Island
• Gerd Island
• Gosling Islands
• Governor Islands (South Orkney Islands)
• Graptolite Island
• Grey Island (South Orkney Islands)
• Haralambiev Island
• Inaccessible Islands
• Kostov Island
• Larsen Islands
• Laurie Island
• Lynch Island
• Mariholm
• Matthews Island
• Michelsen Island
• Moe Island
• Monk Islands
• Murray Islands
• Nestorov Island
• Oliphant Islands
• Powell Island
• Reid Island
• Robertson Islands
• Saddle Island, South Orkney Islands
• Shagnasty Island
• Signy Island
• Simeonov Island
• Skilling Island
• Spine Island
• Thule Islands
• Valette Island
• Weddell Islands
• Whale Skerries
• Yordanov Island

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Island

Also known as Despair Rocks, Lay-brother Rock, Melsom Rocks.

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