Bremen Island facts for kids
 Bremen Island
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°19′19″S 62°56′06″W / 64.322°S 62.935°W |
| Archipelago | Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago |
| Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Bremen Island is a small, uninhabited island located in the cold waters near Antarctica. It's part of a group of islands called the Melchior Islands. These islands are found along the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, which is a long, icy arm of the Antarctic continent.
Bremen Island is about 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) in size. That's roughly the size of 100 football fields! Because it's in Antarctica, no one lives there permanently.
Discovering Bremen Island
Bremen Island is separated from a nearby island called Omega Island by a narrow stretch of water. This water passage is about 1 km (0.62 mi) long and is known as the Bremenkanal.
How the Channel Was Found
The Bremen Channel wasn't always known to exist. It was discovered quite recently, on February 2, 2003. A group of explorers were on a small boat called a zodiac. They were exploring the area from a German cruise ship named MS Bremen.
The MS Bremen itself was named after the city of Bremen in Germany. During their zodiac trip, the explorers realized there was a channel separating the two islands.
Naming the Island
After the discovery, Bärbel Krämer from Hapag-Lloyd, a company involved with the cruise ship, suggested naming the island "Bremen Island." This name honors the ship that helped discover the channel next to it. It's a way to remember the ship's journey and the discovery made by its crew.
