| 词条 | Zavodovski Island | |||
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| name = Zavodovski Island | local_name = | image_name = Zavodovski Island ISS016.jpg | image_caption = NASA image of Zavodovski Island | image_size = | map = Atlantic Ocean | map_caption = Location in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. | nickname = | location = Southern Ocean | coordinates = {{coord|56|18|S|27|34|W|display= inline, title}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 14.7 | length_km = 5 | width_km = 5 | highest_mount = Mount Asphyxia | elevation_m = 551 | population = uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = United Kingdom | additional_info = }} Zavodovski Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Traversay Islands subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands. It lies {{convert|350|km|mi|0}} southeast of South Georgia Island. It is the northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands and the nearest to South Georgia. The island is home to around a million pairs of breeding chinstrap penguins, which is the largest besides Antarctica. HistoryZavodovski Island was discovered and named by Russian Antarctic explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen on Christmas Eve, 1819. Bellingshausen named it after Lieutenant Ivan Zavodovski, who was captain of his ship, the Imperial Russian Navy sloop-of-war Vostok.[1] A volcanic eruption was identified on the island on 2 May 2012, though the size of the eruption is unknown.[2] The volcano on the island erupted again in March 2016; by July, between one third and one half of the island was covered in ash, putting the penguin colonies at risk.[3] GeographyThe island is largely unglaciated. It is approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|1|abbr=off}} across with a peak elevation of {{convert|551|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level. The southernmost point is Fume Point, northeast of which rises Noxious Bluff and the southwestern headland is Pacific Point. The easternmost cape is Pungent Point, the northernmost Reek Point, the northwesternmost Acrid Point and the westernmost Stench Point.[4] Mount Asphyxia, a stratovolcano also known as Mount Curry,[5][6] dominates the western side of the island while the eastern half is a low-lying lava plain. It is an active volcano, with fresh lava reported in 1830 and numerous indications of activity since. Approximately 50% of the island is composed of tephra.[2]In popular culture
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References1. ^Antarctic Islands - South Sandwich {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820050110/http://www.70south.com/resources/antarctic-islands/south-sandwich |date=August 20, 2006 }} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://news.discovery.com/earth/satellite-spies-hot-sandwich-120502.html |title=Satellite Spies Smoking, Hot Sandwich: Big Pic : Discovery News |work= |accessdate=2012-05-03}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Penguin colonies at risk from erupting volcano|url=http://phys.org/news/2016-07-penguin-colonies-erupting-volcano.html|website=phys.org|accessdate=7 July 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/33920724|title=Fume Point|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=3 November 2016}} 5. ^Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. 6. ^National Geographic - Erupting Volcano May Have Destroyed Huge Penguin Colony 7. ^{{Citation|title=Planet Earth II: The natural world from a new angle|date=2016-11-04|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-37872131|language=en-GB|accessdate=2016-11-07}} Sources
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