Ryge Rocks (Ryge, rocas)
Gilbert Strait (-63.63333°N, -60.26667°W) is a strait between Trinity Island and Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago. The strait was named by a British expedition 1828–31, under Foster, for Davies Gilbert, President of the Royal Society from 1827–30, and of the committee which formulated the objectives of the expedition. The strait was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SAE) of 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld.
Within the Gilbert Strait, 3.5 nmi off the east coast of Cape Neumayer on Trinity Island, is a small group of rocks called the Oluf Rocks. Just south of them is Sven Rock, and to the east are the Ryge Rocks.
All of these rocks were first photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1955–57, mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and subsequently named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 after the Danish freighter Oluf Sven and its captain, J.C. Ryge. The freighter transported the FIDASE to Deception Island in 1955 and 1956.
Within the Gilbert Strait, 3.5 nmi off the east coast of Cape Neumayer on Trinity Island, is a small group of rocks called the Oluf Rocks. Just south of them is Sven Rock, and to the east are the Ryge Rocks.
All of these rocks were first photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1955–57, mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and subsequently named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 after the Danish freighter Oluf Sven and its captain, J.C. Ryge. The freighter transported the FIDASE to Deception Island in 1955 and 1956.
Map - Ryge Rocks (Ryge, rocas)
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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.