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Annenkov Island

Index Annenkov Island

Annenkov Island is an island in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, to the west of the main island of South Georgia. [1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Admiralty (United Kingdom), Alluvial fan, Andesite, British Antarctic Survey, British Overseas Territories, Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Discovery Investigations, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Hauge Reef, History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, HMS Resolution (1771), James Cook, Low Reef, Pickersgill Islands, Rat, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scree, Sill (geology), Site of Special Scientific Interest, Snowy albatross, South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia Survey, Spilite, Tussock grass, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee.

  2. Islands of South Georgia
  3. Uninhabited islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Admiralty (United Kingdom)

The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.

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Alluvial fan

An alluvial fan is an accumulation of sediments that fans outwards from a concentrated source of sediments, such as a narrow canyon emerging from an escarpment.

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Andesite

Andesite is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition.

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British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

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Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features.

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Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.

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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen

Faddey Faddeyevich Bellingshausen or Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen (–) was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and naval officer of Baltic German descent, who attained the rank of admiral.

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Hauge Reef

Hauge Reef is a chain of islands and rocks extending in an east-northeast direction from the eastern extremity of Annenkov Island to a point about west-southwest of Cape Darnley, South Georgia.

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History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is relatively recent.

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HMS Resolution (1771)

HMS Resolution was a sloop of the Royal Navy, a converted merchant collier purchased by the Navy and adapted, in which Captain James Cook made his second and third voyages of exploration in the Pacific.

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James Cook

Captain James Cook (– 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

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Low Reef

Low Reef is a reef extending for from the east end of Annenkov Island, which lies off South Georgia in the South Atlantic.

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Pickersgill Islands

The Pickersgill Islands are a small archipelago to the west of the main island of South Georgia. Annenkov Island and Pickersgill Islands are islands of South Georgia and Uninhabited islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents.

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council (ISC).

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Scree

Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall.

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Sill (geology)

In geology, a sill is a tabular sheet intrusion that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Snowy albatross

The snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans), also known as the white-winged albatross, wandering albatross, or goonie, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae; they have a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean.

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South Georgia

South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Annenkov Island and South Georgia are islands of South Georgia.

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

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South Georgia Survey

The South Georgia Survey was a series of expeditions to survey and map the island of South Georgia, led by Duncan Carse between 1951 and 1957.

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Spilite

Spilite (from σπιλάς) is a fine-grained igneous rock, resulting particularly from alteration of oceanic basalt.

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Tussock grass

Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae.

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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).

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See also

Islands of South Georgia

Uninhabited islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

References

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

Also known as Albatross Crest, Annenkov Island (South Georgia), Bareback Ridge, Fan Lake, First Point, Horror Rock, Intrusion Lake, Lawther Knoll, McPherson Crags, Mislaid Rock, Olstad Peak, Pettigrew Scarp, Pickersgills Island, Rustad Bay, South West Point, Spilite Arch.