Elephant Island

Elephant
Elephant is located in South Shetland Islands
Elephant
Elephant
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Elephant is located in Antarctica
Elephant
Elephant
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates61°08′S 55°07′W / 61.14°S 55.12°W / -61.14; -55.12
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area558 km2 (215 sq mi)
Length47 km (29.2 mi)
Width27 km (16.8 mi)
Highest elevation973 m (3192 ft)
Highest pointMount Pendragon
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean. The island is situated 245 kilometres (152 miles) north-northeast of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, 1,253 kilometres (779 miles) west-southwest of South Georgia, 935 kilometres (581 miles) south of the Falkland Islands, and 885 kilometres (550 miles) southeast of Cape Horn. It is within the Antarctic claims of Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom.

The Brazilian Antarctic Program maintains a shelter on the island, Goeldi,[1] and formerly had another (Wiltgen), which was dismantled in the summers of 1997 and 1998, supporting the work of up to six researchers each during the summer.

  1. ^ "The Brazilian Antarctic Program". Vivabrazil.com. 6 February 1984. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2011.