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[[Borradaile Island]] is close to the [[Antarctic Circle]], in the eight kilometer channel between Young and Buckle Islands. [[Buckle Island]] and the nearby [[Sabrina Island]] are home to several colonies of [[Adélie penguin|Adelie]] and [[chinstrap penguin|chinstrap penguins]]. | [[Borradaile Island]] is close to the [[Antarctic Circle]], in the eight kilometer channel between Young and Buckle Islands. [[Buckle Island]] and the nearby [[Sabrina Island]] are home to several colonies of [[Adélie penguin|Adelie]] and [[chinstrap penguin|chinstrap penguins]]. | ||
The English [[whaling]] captains John Balleny and Thomas Freeman first sighted the group during 1839: Freeman was the first person to land on any of the islands on 9 February 1839, and it was the first landing south of the Antarctic Circle. The islands' area totals 400 km2 (154 sq mi) and the highest point has been measured as 1,705 m (5,594 ft) or approximately 1500m (5000 feet) (the unclimbed Brown Peak on [[Sturge Island]]). | The English [[whaling]] captains [[John Balleny]] and Thomas Freeman first sighted the group during 1839: Freeman was the first person to land on any of the islands on 9 February 1839, and it was the first landing south of the Antarctic Circle. The islands' area totals 400 km2 (154 sq mi) and the highest point has been measured as 1,705 m (5,594 ft) or approximately 1500m (5000 feet) (the unclimbed Brown Peak on [[Sturge Island]]). | ||
[[File:Balleny Islands - 1839 Enderby copy.jpg|thumb|600px|center|1839 etching of the Balleny Islands]] | |||
==Geology== | ==Geology== | ||