Location of Peter I Island
Elevation:	1,755 m
Coordinates:	68.85° S 90.58° W
Location:	Antarctica
Type:	Shield volcano
Last eruption:	Unknown
First ascent:
Easiest route:

Fabian von Bellingshausen discovered Peter I Island (in Norwegian Peter 1.s øy) off West Antarctica on January 21, 1821. It takes its name after the Russian emperor Peter I. Ola Olstad made the first successful landing on February 2, 1929 and claimed the island for Norway. The claim is suspended under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, like the claims to any other territory south of 60°S. The other Antarctic territory claimed by Norway is Queen Maud Land. Peter I Island is the only Antarctic claim area under the Antarctic Treaty that is not a sector. Peter I Island in relation to Antarctica. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Mauna Kea, a shield volcano, on the Island of Hawai‘i with a light dusting of snow. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Mountaineering is the sport or hobby or profession of walking, hiking and climbing up mountains. ... Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (Беллинсгаузен, Фаддей Фаддеевич, Faddey Faddeyevich Bellinsgauzen in Russian) (September 20, 1778 - January 13, 1852) served as a naval officer of the Russian Empire and commanded the second expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica. ... West Antarctica, or Lesser Antarctica (79° S 100° W) is one of the two major regions of Antarctica, lying on the Pacific Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains and comprising Marie Byrd Land, Ellsworth Land, and Antarctic Peninsula. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alexeyevich) (Peter Alexeyevich Romanov) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] )Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... Dronning Maud Land (or Queen Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between 20°W and 45°E, with a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km². This territory was claimed by Norway on January 14, 1939, but this claim, like all others in the Antarctic, is not...

The island has an area of 243 km² and reaches a height of 1755 metres on Lars Christensen Peak, which is a volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation. It lies at 68° 50' South,90° 35'West, approximately 450 km from the coast of West Antarctica. It is surrounded by pack ice except for a brief period in late summer, and is 95% glaciated. Lars Christensen Peak, also known as Lars Christensentoppen, (68°50′S 90°37′W) is the highest point (1,755 meters) in Peter I Island, off the coast of Antarctica. ... A volcano is a geological landform usually generated by the eruption through a planets surface of magma, molten rock welling up from the planets interior. ...

History

The amateur radio prefix for the island is 3Y, and the island hosts an occasional DX-pedition. As one of the most difficult entities to contact for the popular DX Century Club award, these generate intense levels of traffic. Mrs. ... A DX-pedition normally is an expedition to an exotic place. ... The DX Century Club, or DXCC, is an award (and registered trademark) granted by the ARRL, given for contacting by means of amateur radio with other operators in at least 100 entities and confirming those contacts by way of a QSL card, or via the ARRLs Logbook of the...

See also

• Sub-antarctic islands

The sub-antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. ...

External links

• Siebert, L. and T. Simkin (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. URL: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/
• 2006 Peter I Island amateur radio expedition (3YØX)
• 1994 Peter I Island amateur radio expedition (3YØPI)
• 1987 Peter I Island amateur radio expedition (3Y1EE, 3Y2GV)

Antarctic territorial claims

Adélie Land Argentine Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory British Antarctic Territory Territorial claims of Antarctica Antarctica territories Currently there are seven claimant nations who maintain a territorial claim on eight territories in Antarctica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antarctica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands. ... Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12S, 136°11E and Point Alden at 66°48S, 142°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tierra_del_Fuego_province_in_Argentina. ... Antarctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentine Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory. ... Flag of the British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent. ... Chilean Antarctica Ross Dependency Queen Maud Land · Peter I Island Former claim: New Swabia  (1939–1945) Image File history File links Magallanesbandera. ... Region Magellanes of Chile Antártica Chilena Province is a province of Chile in the southernmost region, Magellanes, being one of four provinces in that region. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Political status Dependency of New Zealand Governor Dame Silvia Cartwright, ex officio as Governor-General of New Zealand Area  â€“ Total  450 000 km² (174 000 mi²) Population Scott Base: 10-80 seasonally McMurdo Station: 200-1000 seasonally Currency New Zealand dollar The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Dronning Maud Land (or Queen Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between 20°W and 45°E, with a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km². This territory was claimed by Norway on January 14, 1939, but this claim, like all others in the Antarctic, is not... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... The 1938-1939 expeditions logo New Schwabenland or Neuschwabenland (New Swabia in English) is an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W (overlapping a portion of Queen Maud Land) claimed by Germany between 1939 and 1945. ...

Overseas territories of Norway
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