Pickersgill Islands
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History
Annenkov Island was discovered in January 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook, who named it "Pickersgill's Island" after Lieutenant Richard Pickersgill of the expedition ship HMS Resolution.[1] It was re-discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who, thinking he had discovered the island, named it Annenkov Island after Lieutenant Mikhail Annenkov, an officer on the expedition ship.[1]
Bellinghausen also discovered an archipelago 15 miles (24 km) to the southeast of Annenkov Island and erroneously charted the largest feature of the group as Pickersgill Island, previously sighted by Cook in 1775.[2] Subsequent charts transferred the name "Pickersgill" from Annenkov Island, to this archipelago Script error: No such module "convert". to its southeast.[2]
Wildlife
The Pickersgill Islands are home to a small colony of chinstrap penguins (approximately 30 nests).[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Annenkov Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ a b Pickersgill Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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