Which part of Argentine's national territory is an ice-covered mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica?
Elephant Island Elephant Island is an ice-covered mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean. Its name was given by early explorers sighting elephant seals on its shores. The island is situated 245 km north-northeast of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, 1,253 km westsouthwest of South Georgia, 935 km south of the Falkland Islands, and 885 km southeast of Cape Horn. It is within the Antarctic claims of Argentina, Chile and the UK. Brazil has a shelter on the island, Goeldi, supporting the work of up to six researchers each during the summer. and another (Wiltgen), which was dismantled in the summer of 1997/98.
King Baudouin Ice Shelf The King Baudouin Ice Shelf (also called Roi Baudouin Ice shelf, from French: Plateforme de glace Roi Baudouin) in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, is within the Norwegian part of Antarctica. It is named after King Baudouin of Belgium (1930-1993).