Talk:Elephant Island/Archive 1

Archive 1

Survive

"Surviving members" is wrong. Shackleton was famous for not losing a single man in his expedition. So the word "surviving" is superfluous.

I am very familiar with Shackleton's voyage in 1914 and I have never read about that Frank Wild song anywhere else. It sings quite well to the same tune as Gilligan's Island and I don't think that it is a coincidence. My guess is that someone is playing a joke by putting it here. Gkeene 22:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)Gkeene

I'm pretty sure, from memory, that the verses get a mention in the book 'South'. I've certainly heard them before reading them here

Wail about scale

According to the scale of the map the island is at least 40 km long. That is not what the text says. Which is correct? Captainbeefart 14:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Origin of name

Anyone know how it got the name Elephant Island? - DNewhall

According to this site, it was originally named "Sea Elephant Island." Joyous! | Talk 23:33, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

I heard because it's shaped like an elephant. Which I can kinda see, like an elephant's head facing east, or something. Looks much more like a penis though. 82.16.1.141 (talk) 01:23, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Territorial claims

What country/countries claims/claim it as their territory? - |talk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.152.238 (talk) 20:29, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

UK, Argentina and Chile. UK claimed it first though and it rightfully belongs to us! YourPTR! (talk) 14:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

YourPTR is right; as they are part of the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago claimed by those three countries. No country is allowed to actually own it though, due to the Antarctic Treaty - 82.16.1.141 (talk) 01:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

No international treaty regime exists under which any country's claim to Elephant Island is recognized. In addition to the Antarctic Treaty, the claim is not recognized under maritime law because it is not inhabited nor defended by representatives or citizens of any of the above mentioned countries. 24.218.219.0 (talk) 08:08, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Bases

The article forgets the remember the number of bases in this island.Chile has a base in this island.Agre22 (talk) 14:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)agre22

Maybe because there are no bases on Elephant Island. Apcbg (talk) 18:53, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

However, there are two Brazilian refuges on Elephant Island; I have added that to the article. Apcbg (talk) 12:19, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Location

This article states how far the island is from South America and other islands but how close (or how far!) is it from mainland of Antarctica? Thanks for any information! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 14:06, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes that was an omission. I've added the relevant distance, although the present Google Earth coverage of the island is rather poor. The present figures could be improved in due time. Best, Apcbg (talk) 14:45, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Highest Point

Currently Pardo Ridge is listed as the highest point at 853 m, however the article for Mount Pendragon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pendragon) states that it is the highest mountain on the island at 975 m. Which is correct? KierynPhipps (talk) 01:19, 28 August 2014 (UTC)