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Petermann Island is a small island just off the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula of Antarctica, located at 65 deg 10 min S, 64 deg 10 min W, just a short distance south of Booth Island and the Lemaire Channel. Just 2 km long, the low rounded island is home to the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins, and also hosts a number of Adelie Penguins.

The island was discovered by a German expedition of 1873-74, who named it after geographer August Petermann. The French Antarctic Expedition of 1908-10 wintered over aboard ship in a cove on the southeast side of the island, named Port Circumcision because it was spotted 1 January 1909, the traditional day for the Feast of the Circumcision.

Huts built by the expedition are gone, although a cairn remains, along with a refuge hut built by Argentina in 1955, and a cross commemorating three members of the British Antarctic Survey who died in a 1982 attempt to cross the sea ice from Faraday station to Petermann.

Petermann Island Travel Blogs

GENTOOS, ADELIES, AND ICEBERGS...OH MY!!!!
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Nov 25, 2008 – Dec 08, 2008
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN ANTARCTICA....EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO SUN :(YEAH!!!! My group is up next. I was looking forward to this. I wanted to see ICEBERG ALLEY and adelie penguins. Which is Ramón in HAPPY FEET,  I wanted to tell my nieces that I met Ramón HAHAHAHA.  As soon as we landed…
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Petermann Island...penguins marching up hill
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Feb 03, 2007 – Feb 24, 2007
Date: 16-02-07 Vernadsky to Petermann Island Position             65˚07’8.S         063˚57’4.W drifting Girard bay Weather: Wonderful blue sky with great visibility Wind:1-2     &nbs…
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