Zykov Island
Zykov Island (66°32′S 93°1′E / 66.533°S 93.017°ECoordinates: 66°32′S 93°1′E / 66.533°S 93.017°E) is a small island between Fulmar Island and Buromskiy Island in the Haswell Islands, near Queen Mary Land on Antarctica.[1] It was discovered and first mapped by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, from 1911–14, but mistakenly marked as part of Fulmar Island.[2] Remapped by the Soviet expedition of 1956, it was named for Ye. Zykov, a student navigator who lost his life in Antarctica on February 3, 1957.[3]
Research has been done around the island. Because of its remoteness, the undisturbed benthic zone of Zykov Island was studied from 1970–72, with underwater dives and sample collections.[4][5] A decade later, the University of Canterbury studied Paramoera walkeri on Zykov Island and elsewhere in the Antarctic.[6]
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References
- ↑ Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1965). "Zykov Island". A.N.A.R.E. Scientific Reports. Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs (75–90?): 153 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Alberts, Fred G. (1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic. National Science Foundation. p. 263 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Antarctica Detail: Zykov Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. U. S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Mirny Observatory". Information Bulletin. American Geophysical Journal. 8. 1970 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Llano, George Albert (1977). Adaptations Within Antarctic Ecosystems: Proceedings of the Third SCAR Symposium on Antarctic Biology. Smithsonian Institution – via Google Books.
- ↑ Sagar, P. M. (March 25, 1980). "Life Cycle and Growth of the Antarctic Gammarid Amphipod Paramoera walkeri (Stebbing, 1906)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Christchurch: Zoology Department, University of Canterbury: 266 – via Google Books.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Zykov Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).