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	==Exploration==		==Exploration==
	New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.		New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.

			==Protection by the government==
			On 8 August 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the formation under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[Balleny Islands National Monument]].

	[[Category:Balleny Islands]]		[[Category:Balleny Islands]]
	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]

Westarctica at 07:12, 5 December 2024

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	'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.		'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.

	~~There are no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguin]]s, which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands.~~ The Monolith stands as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.		==Description==
			The Monolith stands as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.

			==Ecology==
			There are no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguin]]s, which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands.

			==Exploration==
	New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.		New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.

	[[Category:Balleny Islands]]		[[Category:Balleny Islands]]
	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]

Westarctica at 19:03, 17 September 2018

2018-09-17T19:03:57Z

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	'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.		'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.

	There are no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguin]]s, which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands. The Monolith ~~stand~~ as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.		There are no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguin]]s, which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands. The Monolith stands as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.

	New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.		New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.

Westarctica at 16:22, 3 May 2018

2018-05-03T16:22:37Z

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	'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.		'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.

	There are no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap ~~penguins~~]], which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands. The Monolith stand as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.		There are no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguin]]s, which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands. The Monolith stand as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.

	New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.		New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.

Westarctica at 23:26, 8 April 2018

2018-04-08T23:26:03Z

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	'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.		'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.

	There is no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguins]], which ~~are known to inhabit~~ the neighboring islands. The Monolith stand as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.		There are no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguins]], which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands. The Monolith stand as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.

	New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.		New Zealand's [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.

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'''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is thought to be a volcanic plug.

There is no known lifeforms of any kind on the island, including [[chinstrap penguins]], which are known to inhabit the neighboring islands. The Monolith stand as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upward into the sky. Its craggy geography makes landing extremely treacherous and there have been no known assents of the peak.

New Zealand's [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] research division has conducted numerous research trips to Sabrina Island, but has never successfully landed upon The Monolith.

[[Category:Balleny Islands]]
[[Category:Islands]]