PETER I ISLAND

'Peter I Island' (in Norwegian ''Peter 1.s øy'') was discovered by Fabian von Bellingshausen off West Antarctica on January 21 1821. It takes its name after the Russian emperor Peter I. Ola Olstad made the first successful landing on February 2 1929 and claimed the island for Norway. The other Antarctic territory claimed by Norway is Queen Maud Land. Peter I Island is the only Antarctic claim area under the Antarctic Treaty that is not a sector.
The island has an area of 243 km² and reaches a height of 1755 metres on Lars Christensen Peak, which is a volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation. It lies at , approximately 450 km from Eights Coast. It is surrounded by pack ice except for a brief period in late summer, and is 95% glaciated.

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Trivia

History

See also

References

External links

Trivia

According to §4 of the law regarding Bouvet Island, Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land, performing nuclear explosions or depositing nuclear waste on the island without permission is illegal and punishable with fines and/or up to 1 year imprisonment.

History

The amateur radio prefix for the island is 3Y, and the island hosts an occasional DX-pedition. As one of the most difficult entities to contact for the popular DX Century Club award, these generate intense levels of traffic.

See also

★ Sub-antarctic islands

References

★ Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans, , W. E., LeMasurier, American Geophysical Union, ,

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External links

★ 2006 Peter I Island amateur radio expedition (3YØX)

★ 1994 Peter I Island amateur radio expedition (3YØPI)

★ 1987 Peter I Island amateur radio expedition (3Y1EE, 3Y2GV)