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Jasnorzewski Gardens

Coordinates: 62°09′00″S 58°28′30″W / 62.15000°S 58.47500°W / -62.15000; -58.47500
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Jasnorzewski Gardens
Jasnorzewski Gardens, with the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, in 2008.
Highest point
Coordinates62°09′00″S 58°28′30″W / 62.15000°S 58.47500°W / -62.15000; -58.47500
Geography
Jasnorzewski Gardens is located in South Shetland Islands
Jasnorzewski Gardens
Jasnorzewski Gardens
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Jasnorzewski Gardens is located in Antarctica
Jasnorzewski Gardens
Jasnorzewski Gardens
Location in Antarctica
LocationKing 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

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Jasnorzewski Gardens". data.aad.gov.au.
  2. ^ a b Nazewnictwo geograficzne świata, issue 8: Antarktyka. Warsaw: Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 2006. (in Polish)
  3. ^ Tomasz M. Augustyniak: Stacja na lodzie. In: Przekrój, issue 17 (3383), p. 22–24. 27 April 2010. ISSN 0033-2488. (in Polish)