Compass Island

For other uses, see USS Compass Island (AG-153).

Compass Island (68°38′S 67°48′W / 68.633°S 67.8°W / -68.633; -67.8) is a small rocky island 15 metres (50 ft) high, lying in Marguerite Bay 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the Terra Firma Islands. It was first seen and photographed from the air on February 1, 1937 by the British Graham Land Expedition. It was first visited by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1948, surveyed by them in 1949, and so named by them because of difficulties experienced here with compass bearings, eventually proved to be due to substitution of iron for copper wire in an anorak hood.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Compass Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

This Fallières Coast location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Islands of Graham Land Fallières Coast Fallières Coast geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Compass High School Compass Kumpas Look at other dictionaries: USS Compass Island (AG-153) — Compass Island (EAG 153) was launched 24 October 1953 as Garden Mariner by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey and sponsored by Mrs. H. A. Smith. Acquired by the Navy 29 March 1956 and commissioned 3 December 1956, Commander …   Wikipedia Compass Media Networks — logo Compass Media Networks is an American radio network. The company launched in January 2009. [1] It is owned by former Westwood One CEO and former COO [ …   Wikipedia Compass Point Studios — Compass Point studio est un studio d enregistrement situé à Nassau aux Bahamas, fondé en 1977 par Chris Blackwell. AC/DC y a enregistré Back in Black en 1980. Certains artistes y ont enregistré une bonne partie de leur discographie, notamment… …   Wikipédia en Français Compass Point Studios — were founded in 1977 by Chris Blackwell, the owner of Island Records. In the late 1970s and mid 1980s, many musical artists from across the world came to the Bahamas to record music at its facilities. Many producers, including Chris Blackwell… …   Wikipedia Compass Point Studios — ist der Name eines Tonstudios in Nassau, Bahamas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Literatur 3 Einzelnachweise 4 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia Island Air — Codes AITA OACIL Indicatif d appel WP MKU MOKU Repères historiques Date de création 1980 (sous Princeville Airways) Généralités Basée à Aéroport inter …   Wikipédia en Français Compass Airlines — (code AITA : CP ; code OACI : CPZ) est une compagnie aérienne régionale américaine qui opère pour Delta Air Lines. Lien externe (en) Site officiel Compass Airlines …   Wikipédia en Français Island Farm — was a former Prisoner of War Camp (Camp 198) on the outskirts of the town of Bridgend, South Wales. It hosted a number of Axis prisoners, mainly German, and was the scene of the largest escape attempt by German POWs in Britain during World War II …   Wikipedia Island Press — was established in 1984 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan publisher, based in Washington, DC, specializing in natural history , ecology, and conservation. It publishes 40 new books a year, aimed both at popular and scientific audiences. Authors and… …   Wikipedia Compass Light — Type Film/television production company Industry Television series, documentary film Genre Documentary Founded 1985 Founder(s) D …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”