Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Peter I Øy (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Peter I Øy (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
This name originates from Norway. It is part of the Norway Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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Peter I Øy is situated 450 kilometres off the W coast of the Antarctic continent, about 20 km long and about 10 km broad. It is a volcanic island measuring 156 square kilometres in area, almost completely covered by ice. Lars Christensen Peak, at a . After Peter the Great of Russia. Discovered by von Bellingshausen 10.01.1821. The Norwegian flag was hoisted 02.02.29 on Hamnæsodden. By Royal Order in council March 6, 1931,Peter I øy was placed under Norwegian sovereignty, and by an act of March 24 1933, made a part of Norway. Peter I Øy was annexed by the second Norvegia expedition, equipped by shipowner Lars Christensen, on 2 February 1929. The climate is harsh with strong winds, freezing temperatures and snow. For most of the year, the island is surrounded by thick pack ice. The vegetation consists almost exclusively of mosses and lichens that have adapted to the extreme climatic conditions. Some seabirds, especially Antarctic fulmars, breed at various sites on the island, and a small colony of .
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