Drygalski Island

Drygalski Island

Drygalski Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°45′S 92°30′E / 65.750°S 92.500°E / -65.750; 92.500
Area	220 km2 (85 sq mi)
Length	20.4 km (12.68 mi)
Highest elevation	325 m (1066 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Drygalski Island is an ice-capped island that is 20.4 kilometres (11 nmi) long and rises to 325 m (1,066 ft) in the Davis Sea of the Southern Ocean, about 85 km (53 mi) north of the coast of Queen Mary Land and 45 km (28 mi) north-northeast of Cape Filchner. The island has an area of 220 km² (85 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

Drygalski Island was first viewed from the continental Antarctic coast in November 1912 by members of the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914), and observed more closely from Sir Douglas Mawson's ship Aurora on the homeward journey in January 1914. Because Drygalski Island was thought to be "Drygalski's High Land", charted by Professor Erich von Drygalski of the German Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903) in 1902, Drygalski's name was given by Sir Douglas Mawson to the island.

Mir Мир
Antarctic research station
Coordinates: 65°45′00″S 92°26′00″E / 65.7500°S 92.4333°E / -65.7500; 92.4333 (Mir)
Established	20 May 1960 (1960-05-20)
Closed	6 August 1960 (1960-08-06)
Government
• Type	Administration
• Body	Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Active times	One winter

A temporary field station named Mir was opened from 20 May to 6 August in 1960 on the island by the Soviet Union to study meteorological conditions.^[1]