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Peter I Island
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Peter I Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, 450 kilometres from continental Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway and, along with Bouvet Island and Queen
The first landing on the island (1929)
The first landing on the island (1929)
Coastline of Peter I Island, visited during an expedition of the German research icebreaker RV Polarstern in 1994
Coastline of Peter I Island, visited during an expedition of the German research icebreaker RV Polarstern in 1994
Coast of Peter I Island, 2017
Coast of Peter I Island, 2017
Territorial claims in Antarctica
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Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica. These countries have tended to place their
Peter I Island
…Island (Norwegian: Peter I Øy) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, 450 kilometres (240 nmi) from continental Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway and, along with Bouvet Island and Queen Maud Land, composes one of the three Norwegian dependent territories in the Antarctic…
Discovery and claim of French sovereignty on Adélie Land by Jules Dumont d'Urville, in 1840
Discovery and claim of French sovereignty on Adélie Land by Jules Dumont d'Urville, in 1840
Gobernador Bories, a Chilean factory ship, anchored in Balleneros Cove, Deception Island in 1908.
Gobernador Bories, a Chilean factory ship, anchored in Balleneros Cove, Deception Island in 1908.
Omond House was built in 1904 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition as the first permanent base in Antarctica. It was later sold to Argentina.
Omond House was built in 1904 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition as the first permanent base in Antarctica. It was later sold to Argentina.