Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)

Nelson Island (historical names Leipzig Island, O'Cain's Island and Strachans Island)[1] is an island 22 kilometres (12 nmi) long and 13 kilometres (7 nmi) wide, lying southwest of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name Nelson Island dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.

Nelson Island
Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands
Nelson Island
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Nelson Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°18′S 59°03′W
Length22 km (13.7 mi)
Width13 km (8.1 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Eco-Nelson Station

The private research station Eco-Nelson is located on Nelson Island,[2] which is one of the South Shetland Islands. The station[3] was founded in 1988[3] by the Czech polar explorer Jaroslav Pavlíček. Eco-Nelson Station hosts international researchers[4] and therefore it is not considered a Czech station.

See also

References

  1. Nelson Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
  2. Eco-Nelson
  3. Pavlíček, Jaroslav (n.d.). "Information in brief for the crew". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. Nejedlý, Petr (8 May 2011). "Rozhovor s polárníkem Jaroslavem Pavlíčkem: V Antarktidě se zvířata nebojí lidí" (in Czech). cestomila.cz. Retrieved 2 February 2017.


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