Table Island (Mesa, isla)
Table Island is a conspicuous flat-topped, rocky island lying north of Greenwich Island and north-northwest of the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is rising to over 150 m and extending 1.4 by, with a surface area of 112 ha. It is separated from Aitcho Islands to the south-southeast by the 1.9 km wide Klimash Passage.
Turmoil Rock (-62.35497°N, -59.78403°W) is lying 1.32 km southeast of Table Island and 1.65 km north-northeast of Morris Rock. The area was visited by early-19th-century sealers.
The island was descriptively named by sealers from its shape, while the rock was descriptively named from the breakers it creates, following a survey from HMS Protector in 1967.
The midpoint of Table Island is located at -62.343°N, -59.80825°W and the island lies 4.85 km northwest of Fort William, Robert Island, 7.9 km north of Dee Island, 2.5 km north of Morris Rock, 4.14 km north by east of Holmes Rock, 6.1 km northeast of Romeo Island, 2.76 km southwest of Potmess Rocks and 4.68 km west by south of Rogozen Island (British mapping in 1820, 1821, 1822, 1935 and 1968, Spain in 1861, Chilean in 1947, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Turmoil Rock (-62.35497°N, -59.78403°W) is lying 1.32 km southeast of Table Island and 1.65 km north-northeast of Morris Rock. The area was visited by early-19th-century sealers.
The island was descriptively named by sealers from its shape, while the rock was descriptively named from the breakers it creates, following a survey from HMS Protector in 1967.
The midpoint of Table Island is located at -62.343°N, -59.80825°W and the island lies 4.85 km northwest of Fort William, Robert Island, 7.9 km north of Dee Island, 2.5 km north of Morris Rock, 4.14 km north by east of Holmes Rock, 6.1 km northeast of Romeo Island, 2.76 km southwest of Potmess Rocks and 4.68 km west by south of Rogozen Island (British mapping in 1820, 1821, 1822, 1935 and 1968, Spain in 1861, Chilean in 1947, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Map - Table Island (Mesa, isla)
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Country - Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14200000 km2. Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km.
Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost 60 m. Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 C. The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 C in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.
Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost 60 m. Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 C. The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 C in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.