25-841: (Redirected from Sister Islands ) Sister or Sisters Island or Islands may refer to several individual islands or island groups: Antarctic [ edit ] The Sisters (Victoria Land) , a pair of Antarctic islands consisting of Gertrude Rock and Rose Rock (Victoria Land) Australia [ edit ] Sisters Islands (Queensland) Sisters Island (Tasmania) , north-west Tasmania Sisters Island Group , Tasmania, Furneaux Group Inner Sister Island Outer Sister Island Shag Reef Canada [ edit ] Sisters Islands (Nunavut) , Canada East Sister Island , Lake Erie, Ontario Cayman Islands [ edit ] Little Cayman Cayman Brac India [ edit ] The Sisters (Andaman) , two islands in
50-555: A glaciologist at the University of New Hampshire , looked for microorganisms on Mount Lister , one of the highest in Antarctica; it has the same kind of sandstone in which lichens grow. In 2017, conservationists at Cape Adare , Victoria Land, unearthed an ice-covered fruitcake that they believe once belonged to the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott . Scott's Northern Party expedition
75-609: A group of 309 meteorites in Antarctica, some of which were found near the Allan Hills in Victoria Land. The meteorites appeared to have undergone little change since they were formed at what scientists believe was the birth of the Solar System . In 1981, lichens found at Victoria Land attracted the attention of NASA because lichens may give clues about where to look for the existence of extraterrestrial life . Dr. George Denton,
100-547: A triangle about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long on each side, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Cape Adare, on the west side of Adare Peninsula in northern Victoria Land. This was the camp site of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink. He gave the camp his mother's maiden name. The Northern Party, led by Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, disembarked here in 1911, and they gave
125-451: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Sisters (Victoria Land) The Adare Peninsula ( 71°40′S 170°30′E / 71.667°S 170.500°E / -71.667; 170.500 ), is a high ice-covered peninsula, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, in the northeast part of Victoria Land , extending south from Cape Adare to Cape Roget. The peninsula
150-977: The Duncan Passage, Andaman Islands, India East Sister Island (Andaman) West Sister Island (Andaman) New Zealand [ edit ] The Sisters/Rangitatahi , Chatham Islands Singapore [ edit ] Sisters' Islands United States [ edit ] Sister Islands (Wisconsin) The Sisters (California) Middle Sister Island , Lake Erie, Ohio West Sister Island , Lake Erie, Ohio Sisters Island, Michigan , in Monroe County Sister Islands, in Lake Bonaparte (New York) A small group of islands just northwest of Grand Isle in Lake Champlain , Vermont See also [ edit ] Three Sisters Islands (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
175-553: The Hallett Volcanic Province of the McMurdo Volcanic Group . Named features on the west coast, which faces Robertson Bay , are (from north to south): 71°17′S 170°14′E / 71.283°S 170.233°E / -71.283; 170.233 . A prominent cape of black basalt which is in visual contrast to the rest of the snow-covered coast, forming the north tip of Adare Peninsula. The cape marks
200-777: The Ross Sea and forming much of the east side of Adare Peninsula. In 1841 Captain James Ross applied the name "Cape Downshire" to a part of these cliffs. He did so at the request of Cdr. Francis R.M. Crozier of the Terror, after the latter's friend, the late Marquis Downshire. No prominent cape exists here and, for the sake of historical continuity, the name has been reapplied to these cliffs. 71°21′S 170°18′E / 71.350°S 170.300°E / -71.350; 170.300 . A small peak, 1,255 metres (4,117 ft) high, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Cape Adare in
225-812: The Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau . It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after Queen Victoria . The rocky promontory of Minna Bluff is often regarded as the southernmost point of Victoria Land, and separates the Scott Coast to the north from the Hillary Coast of the Ross Dependency to the south. Early explorers of Victoria Land include James Clark Ross and Douglas Mawson . In 1979, scientists discovered
250-568: The east extremity of Adare Peninsula in Victoria Land. Discovered by Captain James Ross, 1841, who named it for Robert McCormick, Surgeon on the Erebus . 71°59′S 170°37′E / 71.983°S 170.617°E / -71.983; 170.617 . A steep rock cape at the south tip of Adare Peninsula, marking the north side of the entrance to Moubray Bay along the east coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by Captain James Ross, 1841, who named it for Peter Mark Roget, noted English lexicographer who
275-425: The east side of Adare Peninsula between Downshire Cliffs and Cape McCormick. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2005) to honor the voluntary work and service given by Rob Fenwick over more than a decade to furthering the protection of historic sites under New Zealand’s care in Antarctica. 71°50′S 170°58′E / 71.833°S 170.967°E / -71.833; 170.967 . Cape marking
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#1733092904423300-586: The junction of Newnes Glacier and Moubray Glacier which fall steeply from it. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, in association with Adare Peninsula and Cape Adare. Named features on the east coast, which faces the Ross Sea, are (from north to south): 71°37′S 170°36′E / 71.617°S 170.600°E / -71.617; 170.600 . A line of precipitous basalt cliffs rising to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above
325-542: The name to the entire beach. The beach is the site of an Adélie penguin rookery. 71°18′S 170°11′E / 71.300°S 170.183°E / -71.300; 170.183 . The west point of the cuspate Ridley Beach, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest of Cape Adare, Adare Peninsula, in northeast Victoria Land. Named in 1984 by the NZ-APC after Alexander Von Tunzelman, one of four New Zealanders taken on at Stewart Island as crew members of Antarctic,
350-547: The north extremity of Cape Adare. The Sisters were named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900. Gertrude Rock was named by Campbell, leader of the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, at the suggestion of Levick, after Gertrude and Rose, two sisters mentioned in a favorite comic song of the time. 71°17′S 170°13′E / 71.283°S 170.217°E / -71.283; 170.217 . The southern of two rocks called The Sisters, off
375-464: The north extremity of Cape Adare. The Sisters were named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900. Rose Rock was named by Campbell, leader of the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, at the suggestion of Levick, after a favorite comic song which concerned two sisters named Rose and Gertrude. 71°18′S 170°13′E / 71.300°S 170.217°E / -71.300; 170.217 . A cuspate beach feature forming
400-477: The north part of Adare Peninsula. Named by the NZ-APC after Nikolai Hanson, member of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who was the first man known to have died on the Antarctic mainland (at Cape Adare, Oct. 14, 1899). Hanson's grave surmounts nearby Cape Adare. 71°23′S 170°24′E / 71.383°S 170.400°E / -71.383; 170.400 . A rock lying in
425-452: The northeast extremity of Victoria Land and the west side of the entrance to the Ross Sea. Discovered in Jan. 1841 by Captain James Ross, Royal Navy, who named it for his friend Viscount Adare, M.P. for Glamorganshire. 71°17′S 170°13′E / 71.283°S 170.217°E / -71.283; 170.217 . Two stacks or pillar-like rocks standing together just north of Cape Adare at
450-462: The northeast extremity of Victoria Land. First charted and named The Sisters by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900, under Carsten Borchgrevink . The northern pillar was later named Gertrude Rock, and the southern one Rose Rock, by the Northern Party of British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. 71°17′S 170°13′E / 71.283°S 170.217°E / -71.283; 170.217 . The northern of two rocks called The Sisters, off
475-433: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sisters_Islands&oldid=1225910616 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
500-438: The sea just east of the north portion of Adare Peninsula, along the coast of Victoria Land. The descriptive name applied by NZ-APC suggests the location of this relatively small feature beside towering Downshire Cliffs. 71°45′S 170°45′E / 71.75°S 170.75°E / -71.75; 170.75 . An ice piedmont on the east side of Adare Peninsula. The ice piedmont is formed by numerous glaciers draining
525-570: The ship of the Norwegian expedition, 1894-95, led by Captain Leonard Kristensen and Henrik J. Bull. He was a member of the launch party under Captain Kristensen which made a landing in the vicinity of this point, January 24, 1895, the first recorded landing in Victoria Land. 71°19′S 170°13′E / 71.317°S 170.217°E / -71.317; 170.217 . A rock lying along
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#1733092904423550-404: The west side of Adare Peninsula, immediately south of Ridley Beach, in northern Victoria Land. Charted and named in 1911 by the Northern Party led by Campbell of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. 71°22′S 170°14′E / 71.367°S 170.233°E / -71.367; 170.233 . A steep rock point 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) south of Ridley Beach on
575-471: The west side of Adare Peninsula, northern Victoria Land. Charted and named in 1911 by the Northern Party, led by Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. 71°44′S 170°12′E / 71.733°S 170.200°E / -71.733; 170.200 . A saddle at about 900 metres (3,000 ft) high, situated at the junction of Adare Peninsula and the Admiralty Mountains, and at
600-690: Was Secretary of the Royal Society. The cape is the site of an Emperor penguin rookery. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf , extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S , and westward from
625-635: Was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Cape Adare. The peninsula is considered the southernmost point of the Borchgrevink Coast , named for Carsten Borchgrevink (1864-1934). The Adare Peninsula consists of overlapping shield volcanoes that have been potassium–argon dated 6 to 13 million years old. Potassium–argon dates of 2.27 million years and perhaps 1.14 million years have also been obtained. The Adare Peninsula shields form part of
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