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Coulman Island, the Glossary

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Coulman Island is an island long and wide, lying southeast of Cape Jones, Victoria Land, Antarctica, in the western Ross Sea.[1]

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  1. 13 relations: Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctica, Borchgrevink Glacier, Caldera, Daniell Peninsula, Emperor penguin, James Clark Ross, Lady Newnes Bay, Mariner Glacier, McMurdo Volcanic Group, Ross Sea, Shield volcano, Taylor & Francis.

  2. Calderas of Antarctica
  3. Islands of Victoria Land
  4. Miocene shield volcanoes
  5. Shield volcanoes of Antarctica
  6. Volcanoes of Victoria Land

Antarctic Treaty System

The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Borchgrevink Glacier

Borchgrevink Glacier is a large glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.

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Daniell Peninsula

Daniell Peninsula is the large peninsula between Cape Daniell and Cape Jones on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Coulman Island and Daniell Peninsula are Borchgrevink Coast, Miocene shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and Volcanoes of Victoria Land.

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Emperor penguin

The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.

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James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Edward Parry, and, in particular, for his own Antarctic expedition from 1839 to 1843.

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Lady Newnes Bay

Lady Newnes Bay is a bay about long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Coulman Island and Lady Newnes Bay are Borchgrevink Coast.

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Mariner Glacier

The Mariner Glacier is a major glacier over long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Mariner Glacier Tongue. Coulman Island and Mariner Glacier are Borchgrevink Coast.

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McMurdo Volcanic Group

The McMurdo Volcanic Group is a large group of Cenozoic volcanic rocks in the western Ross Sea and central Transantarctic Mountains areas of Antarctica. Coulman Island and McMurdo Volcanic Group are Volcanoes of Victoria Land.

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Ross Sea

The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land and within the Ross Embayment, and is the southernmost sea on Earth.

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Shield volcano

A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground.

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Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals.

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See also

Calderas of Antarctica

Islands of Victoria Land

Miocene shield volcanoes

Shield volcanoes of Antarctica

Volcanoes of Victoria Land

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulman_Island

Also known as Cape Anne, Glacier Strait (Antarctica), Hawkes Heights.