Terra Firma Islands

Terra Firma Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°42′S 67°32′W / 68.700°S 67.533°W / -68.700; -67.533Coordinates: 68°42′S 67°32′W / 68.700°S 67.533°W / -68.700; -67.533
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Terra Firma Islands are a small group of islands lying 15 kilometres (8 nmi) north of Cape Berteaux, off the west coast of Graham Land in West Antarctica. Roughly surveyed by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1936. The name "Terra Firma Island" was applied to the largest island (Alamode Island, q.v.), because a BGLE depot-laying party camped there following the break-up of sea ice, but the name Terra Firma Islands was later applied to the whole group. They include Dumbbell Island.

The Terra Firma islands are the southernmost point in the world where grass (Deschampsia antarctica) and flowers (Colobanthus quitensis) grow naturally.[1]

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Terra Firma Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

References

  1. ↑ "Frozen Under". National Geographic Magazine. Retrieved 2012-03-13.


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