Zavadovskiy Island

Zavodovskiy Island
Zavodovskiy Island is located in Antarctica
Zavodovskiy Island
Zavodovskiy Island
Location off Antarctica
Geography
LocationSouthern Ocean
Coordinates66°43′S 86°24′E / 66.717°S 86.400°E / -66.717; 86.400
Area100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Highest elevation200 m (700 ft)
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Zavadovskiy Island, also known as Penguin Island, is an ice-covered island in the West Ice Shelf near Antarctica located at 66°43′S 86°24′E / 66.717°S 86.400°E / -66.717; 86.400. It rises to 200 meters (656 feet) and is located 12 miles east of Mikhaylov Island. It was discovered by the Soviet expedition of 1956 which named it for Ivan Zavadovsky [ru], second in command of the Imperial Russian Navy sloop-of-war Vostok in the Bellingshausen expedition in 1819–21.

Druzhba
Дружба
Map
Coordinates: 66°43′00″S 86°24′00″E / 66.7167°S 86.4000°E / -66.7167; 86.4000 (Druzhba)
Established20 May 1960 (1960-05-20)
Closed6 August 1960 (1960-08-06)
Government
 • TypeAdministration
 • BodySoviet Antarctic Expedition
Active timesOne winter

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

  1. ^ "SCLENTIFIC STATIONS IN ANTARCTICA 1882-1963" (PDF). New Delhi: Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre. 1971. Retrieved May 6, 2021.