Andrée Island facts for kids
Location of Danco Coast on Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
 Andrée Island
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
|
|
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°31′S 61°31′W / 64.517°S 61.517°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Andrée Island is an island lying in Recess Cove, Charlotte Bay, off the north coast of Eurydice Peninsula, Danco Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.
The island was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Salomon August Andrée (1854–97), a Swedish engineer who attempted to fly over the North Pole by balloon in 1897, perishing in the attempt.
A soil and vegetation study was conducted on the island in 1981 by R. I. L. Smith.
Black History Month on Kiddle
African-American Astronauts:
 | Stephanie Wilson |
 | Charles Bolden |
 | Ronald McNair |
 | Frederick D. Gregory |
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Andrée Island Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.