Ongley Island (Ongley, Isla)
Ongley Island is a rugged rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 1.35 km in west-northwest direction and 470 m wide, with a surface area of 44 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after L.T. Ongley, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Department in 1935.
The midpoint is located at -62.43°N, -59.88739°W and the island is lying 3.7 km west of Dee Island, 1.73 km north by east of Aprilov Point, Greenwich Island, 2.74 km northeast of Miletich Point, Greenwich Island, 2.52 km east-northeast of Kabile Island, 5.3 km south by east of Romeo Island and 3.7 km southwest of Stoker Island (British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1957, Chilean in 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
The feature is named after L.T. Ongley, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Department in 1935.
The midpoint is located at -62.43°N, -59.88739°W and the island is lying 3.7 km west of Dee Island, 1.73 km north by east of Aprilov Point, Greenwich Island, 2.74 km northeast of Miletich Point, Greenwich Island, 2.52 km east-northeast of Kabile Island, 5.3 km south by east of Romeo Island and 3.7 km southwest of Stoker Island (British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1957, Chilean in 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Map - Ongley Island (Ongley, Isla)
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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.