Jasnorzewski Gardens
Appearance
Jasnorzewski Gardens | |
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![]() Jasnorzewski Gardens, with the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, in 2008. | |
Highest point | |
Coordinates | 62°09′00″S 58°28′30″W / 62.15000°S 58.47500°W |
Geography | |
Location | King George Island |
Jasnorzewski Gardens (Polish: Ogrody Jasnorzewskiego) is a coastal meadow on King George Island, in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands. It is located on the shore of Halfmoon Cove, which is part of Admiralty Bay.[1][2] Next to the meadow is located the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.[3]
Name
[edit]Jasnorzewski Gardens (Polish: Ogrody Jasnorzewskiego) was established in 1980, by the members of Polish Arctic expedition. It was named after Jerzy Lech Jasnorzewski, a geodesist and astronomer, who took part in the Arctic expeditions from 1967 to 1958, and in an Antarctic expedition from 1977 to 1979.[1][2]
Gallery
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The map of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station and its surroundings, including the coast of the Halfmoon Cove.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jasnorzewski Gardens". data.aad.gov.au.
- ^ a b Nazewnictwo geograficzne świata, issue 8: Antarktyka. Warsaw: Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 2006. (in Polish)
- ^ Tomasz M. Augustyniak: Stacja na lodzie. In: Przekrój, issue 17 (3383), p. 22–24. 27 April 2010. ISSN 0033-2488. (in Polish)