Emeline Island (Emeline Island)
Emeline Island is a conspicuous rocky island rising to over 100 m in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island extends 550 by with a surface area of 18 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century seal hunters.
The feature is named after the American sealing vessel Emeline under Captain Jeremiah Holmes, which visited the South Shetlands in 1820–21 and operated from nearby Clothier Harbour.
The midpoint is located at -62.39147°N, -59.79306°W and the island lies 650 m northwest of Pasarel Island, 1.8 km northwest of Barrientos Island, 2.63 km north of Dee Island, 1.7 km north-northeast of Sierra Island, 2.45 km east by north of Stoker Island, 2 km east-southeast of Holmes Rock, 1.45 km southwest of Bilyana Island and 650 m southwest of Riksa Islands.
The feature is named after the American sealing vessel Emeline under Captain Jeremiah Holmes, which visited the South Shetlands in 1820–21 and operated from nearby Clothier Harbour.
The midpoint is located at -62.39147°N, -59.79306°W and the island lies 650 m northwest of Pasarel Island, 1.8 km northwest of Barrientos Island, 2.63 km north of Dee Island, 1.7 km north-northeast of Sierra Island, 2.45 km east by north of Stoker Island, 2 km east-southeast of Holmes Rock, 1.45 km southwest of Bilyana Island and 650 m southwest of Riksa Islands.
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Country - Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14200000 km2. Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km.
Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost 60 m. Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 C. The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 C in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.
Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost 60 m. Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 C. The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 C in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.