Half Moon Island is a small Antarctic island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago , located about 120 kilometers north of the Antarctic Peninsula .
| Half moon | |
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| English Half moon island | |
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| Specifications | |
| Square | 1.71 km² |
| Highest point | 101 m |
| Population | 0 pax (2012) |
| Location | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Water area | South ocean |
| Continent |
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| Region | South Shetland Islands |
The island is located in the central part of the archipelago, between the islands of Livingston (Smolensk) and Greenwich (Berezina) .
The island has a small population of seals and penguins . Seagulls nest from the sea due to the removal of large quantities of algae , and whales graze near the island.
Half Moon Island is one of the most convenient landing sites among a large number of Antarctic islands. Since 1953, the Argentinean Antarctic station Camara has been located on the island (until 1988 the station was year-round, since then it has been inhabited only in the summer). Beautiful views of the mountains on the nearby island of Livingston attract tourists.
Map
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingstone Island and Greenwich, Robart, Snow and Smith Islands . Topographic map in mashab 1: 120000. Troyan: The Manfred Vjörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-4-0