Jenny Island (Marguerite Bay)

Jenny Island
Jenny Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°44′S 68°24′W / 67.733°S 68.400°W / -67.733; -68.400Coordinates: 67°44′S 68°24′W / 67.733°S 68.400°W / -67.733; -68.400
Highest elevation 500 m (1,600 ft)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
The high cliffs of Jenny Island towering out from the Antarctic waters

Jenny Island or Isla Juanita is a rocky island 3.7 km (2 nmi) long which rises to 500 m (1,600 ft), lying 5.6 km (3 nmi) east of Cape Alexandra, the southeastern extremity of Adelaide Island, in northern Marguerite Bay. Jenny Island is located at 67°44′S 68°24′W / 67.733°S 68.400°W / -67.733; -68.400.[1]

First Visitors

The island was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named by him for the wife of Sub-Lieutenant Maurice Bongrain, French Navy, second officer of the expedition. Charot had climbed to the top of the islands ice cliffs to understand that the outlying Adelaide Island was indeed an island.[2] Following he had made expeditions into nearby havens to find a wintering harbor but each time was forced to return to Jenny Island until eventually he moved on.[3]

Wildlife

From time to time Southern elephant seals[4] take refuge on the island to bathe in the sun and the occasional penguin visits also.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jenny Island". geographic.org. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Mills, William J. (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers : a Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 138. ISBN 1-57607-422-6.
  3. ↑ Hayes, James Gordon (1932). the conquest of the south pole.
  4. ↑ "From the National Geographic Endeavour in Antarctica". www.expeditions.com. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

External links

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Jenny Island (Marguerite Bay)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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