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| ⚫ | '''Ellsworth Land''' is |
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[[File:Ellsworth stub map.png|thumb|Map of Antarctica, showing Ellsworth Land]] |
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| ⚫ | It is largely a high ice plateau, but includes the |
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| ⚫ | '''Ellsworth Land''' is a portion of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] continent bounded on the west by [[Marie Byrd Land]], on the north by [[Bellingshausen Sea]], on the northeast by the base of [[Antarctic Peninsula]], and on the east by the western margin of the [[Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf]].<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=4459|name=Ellsworth Land|access-date=2009-05-03}}</ref> It extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The area west of 90°W is unclaimed, the area between 84°W and 90°W is claimed by [[Antártica Chilena Province|Chile]] only, and the remainder by Chile and the [[United Kingdom]] as a part of the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. [[Eights Coast]] stretches between 103°24'W and 89°35'W, and [[Bryan Coast]] between 89°35'W and 79°45'W. |
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| ⚫ | It is largely a high ice plateau, but includes the [[Ellsworth Mountains]] and a number of scattered mountain groups: [[Hudson Mountains|Hudson]], [[Jones Mountains|Jones]], [[Behrendt Mountains|Behrendt]], [[Hauberg Mountains|Hauberg]], [[Merrick Mountains|Merrick]], [[Sweeney Mountains|Sweeney]] and [[Scaife Mountains]].<ref name=gnis/><!--most of these ranges are in Palmer Land, not Ellsworth Land--> |
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| ⚫ | This land lies near the center of the area traversed by American explorer [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on an airplane flight during |
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| ⚫ | This land lies near the center of the area traversed by American explorer [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on an airplane flight during November–December 1935. It was named for him by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] in 1962 to commemorate that historic transcontinental flight from [[Dundee Island]] to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]].<ref name=gnis/> |
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Information regarding the biodiversity of Ellsworth Land is comparatively limited due to the fewer research surveys and visitations in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellsworth Land Tundra |url=https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/ellsworth-land-tundra/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=One Earth |language=en}}</ref> Forty species of [[lichen]] and five of [[moss]] have been identified, with ''[[Usnea sphacelata]]'' being amongst the most prominent species in the region. Colonies of [[Adélie penguin|Adélie penguins]] have been observed on multiple offshore islands in the adjacent [[Amundsen Sea]]. |
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 3 October 2024
Ellsworth Land is a portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf.[1] It extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W.[citation needed] The area west of 90°W is unclaimed, the area between 84°W and 90°W is claimed by Chile only, and the remainder by Chile and the United Kingdom as a part of the British Antarctic Territory. Eights Coast stretches between 103°24'W and 89°35'W, and Bryan Coast between 89°35'W and 79°45'W.
It is largely a high ice plateau, but includes the Ellsworth Mountains and a number of scattered mountain groups: Hudson, Jones, Behrendt, Hauberg, Merrick, Sweeney and Scaife Mountains.[1]
This land lies near the center of the area traversed by American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth on an airplane flight during November–December 1935. It was named for him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1962 to commemorate that historic transcontinental flight from Dundee Island to the Ross Ice Shelf.[1]
Information regarding the biodiversity of Ellsworth Land is comparatively limited due to the fewer research surveys and visitations in the region.[2] Forty species of lichen and five of moss have been identified, with Usnea sphacelata being amongst the most prominent species in the region. Colonies of Adélie penguins have been observed on multiple offshore islands in the adjacent Amundsen Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ellsworth Land". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Ellsworth Land Tundra". One Earth. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
75°30′S 80°00′W / 75.500°S 80.000°W
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