King George [Island] - King George

Japanese: キング・ジョージ[島] - きんぐじょーじ
King George [Island] - King George

...It has an area of ​​about 4,700 km2. It is located between the Bransfield Strait and the Drake Passage, at about 62° south latitude and 60° west longitude, and 11 islands spread from east to west, centered on King George Island and Livingston Island. It is uninhabited because it is covered with ice and snow all year round, but from 1906 to 1931 it was a base for whaling and sealing.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "King George Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…面積約4700km2。ブランスフィールド海峡とドレーク海峡の間,南緯62゜,西経60゜付近に位置し,キング・ジョージ島,リビングストン島を中心に11の島々が東西に広がる。年中氷雪におおわれるので無人であるが,1906‐31年には捕鯨とアザラシ猟の基地となった。…

※「キング・ジョージ[島]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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