Bremen Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°19′19″S 62°56′06″W / 64.322°S 62.935°W |
| Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Country | |
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Antarctica | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Bremen Island (German: Bremeninsel) is a 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 100 ha (247 acres) uninhabited island, part of the Melchior Islands in the Southern Ocean along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
A 1 km (0.62 mi) long channel (Bremenkanal) separates Omega Island and Bremen Island. The existence of the channel was discovered during a zodiac excursion on 2 February 2003 by the German cruise ship MS Bremen,[1] named after the German city of Bremen. The name "Bremen Island" was proposed by Bärbel Krämer of Hapag-Lloyd.
Coordinates: 64°19′19″S 62°56′06″W / 64.322°S 62.935°W
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- ↑ "Antarctic Gazetteer - Bremeninsel". Retrieved 16 October 2009.
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