Blaiklock Island
Named features
Scree Cove is a cove on the southwest side of the island. It was mapped by FIDS from surveys and air photos in 1948–59, and named for the very prominent scree or talus slopes along the southern shore of the cove.
Mount Kershaw sits on the northeast end of the island, above Kosiba Wall and the former Jones Ice Shelf.
Blaicklock Island Refuge
Blaicklock Island Refuge (67°32′43″S 67°11′36″W / 67.545189°S 67.193443°W) is a British Antarctic Survey refuge located on the island. The refuge was inaugurated on 6 March 1957 and remained active until 1958; it was utilized as refuge and advanced base for survey and geological research as well as satellite hut for personnel based at Station E, Station W and Station Y.
The refuge, on 19 May 1995, it was collectively designated as Historic Site or Monument (HSM 63) under the Antarctic Treaty System along with the relatively nearby Base Y, Horseshoe Island. The site was cleaned up in 1997 and has been managed by United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust since 2014.
See also
References
- ^ "The Narrows". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Jones Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Blaicklock Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Mount Kershaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Kosiba Wall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "UKAHT - Blaiklock". www.ukaht.org. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.
External links
- "History of Blaicklock Island". British Antarctic Survey.