Bremen Island

Bremen Island
Bremen Island is located in Antarctica
Bremen Island
Bremen Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°19′19″S 62°56′06″W / 64.322°S 62.935°W / -64.322; -62.935
ArchipelagoMelchior Islands,
Palmer Archipelago
Area1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bremen Island (German: Bremeninsel), also known as Zeta Island, is a 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 100 ha (247 acres) uninhabited island, part of the Melchior Islands in the Southern Ocean along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

A 1 km (0.62 mi) long channel (Bremenkanal) separates Omega Island and Bremen Island. The existence of the channel was discovered during a zodiac excursion on 2 February 2003 by the German cruise ship MS Bremen,[1] named after the German city of Bremen. The name "Bremen Island" was proposed by Bärbel Krämer of Hapag-Lloyd.

64°19′19″S 62°56′06″W / 64.322°S 62.935°W / -64.322; -62.935

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Antarctic Gazetteer - Bremeninsel". Retrieved 16 October 2009.
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