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Scott Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Scott Island | Island |
| Victoria Land | Region |
| Eastern Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Other Languages:
French:
île Scott, Antarctique oriental (Est Antarctique), Antarctique
German:
Scott-Insel, Ostantarktika, Antarktika
Italian:
isola Scott, Antartide orientale, Antartide
Russian:
Остров Скотта, Восточная Антарктида, Антарктида
Simplified Chinese:
斯科特島, 南极洲
Spanish:
Isla Scott, Antártida Oriental, Antártida
Azeri:
Skott adası, Antarktida
Catalan:
illa Scott, Antàrtida
Cebuano:
Scott Island , Antarctica
Czech:
Scottův ostrov, Antarktida
Dutch:
Scotteiland, Antarctica
Esperanto:
Insulo Scott, Antarkto
Farsi/Persian:
جزیره اسکات, جنوبگان
Galician:
Illa Scott, Antártida
Hebrew:
האי סקוט, אנטארקטיקה
Japanese:
スコット島, 南極大陸
Korean:
스콧섬, 남극
Latvian:
Skota sala, Antarktīda
Norwegian:
Scott Island, Antarktika
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Scott Island, Antarktis
Polish:
Wyspa Scotta, Antarktyda
Sindhi:
اسڪاٽ ٻيٽ, انٽارڪٽيڪا
Swedish:
Scottön, Antarktis
Traditional Chinese:
斯科特島, 南極洲
West Frisian:
Scotteilân, Antarktika
Scott Island is a small uninhabited island of volcanic origin in the Ross Sea, Southern Ocean, 505 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of Cape Adare, the northeastern extremity of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is 565 metres (618 yd) long north–south, and between 130 metres (140 yd) and 340 metres (370 yd) wide, reaching a height of 54 metres (177 ft) and covering an area of 4 hectares (9.9 acres). Haggits Pillar, a stack reaching 62 metres (203 ft) in height and measuring 50 metres (55 yd) in diameter, yielding an area of less than 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres), is located 250 metres (270 yd) west of the island. The island has two small coves with beaches, the rest of the island being surrounded by high cliffs. One of the coves is on the northeastern coast and the other opposite Haggitts Pillar on the western coast of the island.
The island was discovered and landed upon on 25 December 1902 by captain William Colbeck, commander of the SY Morning, the relief ship for Robert Scott's expedition. Colbeck originally planned to name the island Markham Island, after Sir Clements Markham, but later decided to name it after Scott. Haggits Pillar is named after Colbeck's mother's family name, Haggit. In 2006, a mapping expedition to the Ross Sea found the islands 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) north of their previously determined position.
Scott Island is part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand (see Territorial claims of Antarctica).
There was an automatic weather station on the island from December 1987 to March 1999. The records show an average temperature of a few °C (°F) below 0 °C (32 °F) in summer, and down to −40 °C (−40 °F) in winter.
On 12 February 2009 Andrew Perry and Molly Kendall, crew members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship MY Steve Irwin, were married on the island by captain Paul Watson.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Island |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1345909 |
| GeoNames ID: | 6624929 |
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