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King George Island (Argentinian Spanish: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chilean Spanish: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying 120 km (75 miles) off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. The island was named after King George III.
The islands were discovered by British mariner William Smith, in William, in 1819.Although Dutch mariner Dirck Gerritsz in 1599 or Spanish Admiral Gabriel de Castilla in 1603 might have sighted the South Shetlands, or North or South American sealers might have visited the archipelago before Smith, historical evidence is insufficient to sustain such assertions.
Pages in category "Islands of King George Island (South Shetland Islands)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport (IATA: TNM, ICAO: SCRM) is on King George Island, part of Chile's Antártica commune in Antarctica, and is the northernmost airport in the continent. The airport serves the nearby village of Villa Las Estrellas and the Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva .
Geography of King George Island (South Shetland Islands) (3 C, 4 P) Pages in category "King George Island (South Shetland Islands)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Bellingshausen Station (Russian: станция Беллинсгаузен) is a Russian Antarctic station at Collins Harbour, on King George Island of the South Shetland Islands. It was one of the first research stations founded by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1968.
King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs (193 P) Pages in category "Geography of King George Island (South Shetland Islands)" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Cape Melville, is a low-lying, ice-free headland at the eastern end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Some 388 ha of the site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 16 000 pairs of chinstrap penguins. [1]