From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horseshoe Island
is an island 12 km (6.5 nmi) long and 6 km (3 nmi) wide occupying most of the entrance to
Square Bay
, along the west coast of
Graham Land
,
Antarctica
. It was discovered and named by the
British Graham Land Expedition
under
John Rymill
who mapped the area by land and from the air in 1936?37. Its name is indicative of the crescentic alignment of the 600 to 900 m (2,000 to 3,000 ft) peaks which give a comparable shape to the island.
[1]
The
Turkish Antarctic Research Station
is planned to be located on the island.
[
citation needed
]
Base Y
[
edit
]
Antarctic research station
Lying at the north-western end of the island is Station Y, also known as Horseshoe Base, an inactive but relatively unaltered and completely equipped British
research station
of the late 1950s. It includes ‘Blaiklock’, a nearby
refuge hut
. The station was occupied from 11 March 1955 to 21 August 1960, when its personnel were transferred to
Stonington Island
's
Station E
. In 1969 it was reopened from 7 March to 11 July to complete local survey work.
[2]
The site has been designated a
Historic Site or Monument
(HSM 63) with the name Base Y, following a proposal by the United Kingdom to the
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
.
[3]
The site has been managed by the
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
since 2014.
[4]
See also
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
This article incorporates
public domain material
from
"Horseshoe Island"
.
Geographic Names Information System
.
United States Geological Survey
.
External links
[
edit
]
Media related to
Horseshoe Island
at Wikimedia Commons