Booth Island
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox islands Booth Island (or Wandel Island; Template:Coord) is a Y-shaped island, Template:Convert long and rising to Template:Convert in the northeast part of the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.Template:Sfn Template:TOC limit
Location
Booth Island is off the east end of the Graham Coast on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is in the Wilhelm Archipelago, to the northeast of the Vedel Islands and southwest of the Wauwermans Islands. It is separated from the mainland by the Lemaire Channel, to the southeast. It is east of Cape Renard at the entrance to Flandres Bay.Template:Sfn
Booth Island is partly covered by an ice cap of varying thickness. The ice is at most slightly more than Template:Convert thick.Template:Sfn
Sailing directions
The US Defense Mapping Agency's Sailing Directions for Antarctica (1976) describes Booth Island as follows: Template:Quote
Discovery and name
Booth Island was discovered and named by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann in 1873-74, probably for Oskar Booth or Stanley Booth, or both, members of the Hamburg Geographical Society at that time. The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) has rejected the name Wandel Island, applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), 1897-99, in favor of the original naming.Template:Sfn
The sea slug species Curnon granulosa was first described in 1906 from a single specimen found at 40 m depth at Booth Island.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Northern features
Template:Copernix Features of the northeast peninsula of the island, the Mount Lacroix peninsula, include:
Turquet Point
Template:Coord. A point marking the north extremity of Booth Island. Probably first seen by the German expedition 1873-74, under Dallmann. The point was charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named by him for J. Turquet, naturalist of the expedition.Template:Sfn
Brouardel Point
Template:Coord. A point north of Port Charcot along the west side of the Mount Lacroix peninsula, Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named for Doctor Brouardel, identified by Jean-Baptiste Charcot as a member of the Institut de France.Template:Sfn
Cléry Peak
Template:Coord. A peak, Template:Convert high, on the north side of Mount Lacroix, a conspicuous massif at the north end of Booth Island. Charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Charcot, who named it for his father-in-law L. Cléry, an eminent French lawyer.Template:Sfn
Mount Lacroix
Template:Coord. A prominent mountain with red vertical cliffs and a rounded summit, Template:Convert high, surmounting the northeast end of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named by him after Alfred Lacroix (1863-1948) French mineralogist and geologist; member of the scientific commission for FrAe, 1903-05 and 1908-10.Template:Sfn
Central features
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Features of the main body of the island include:
Salpêtrière Bay
Template:Coord. A bay Template:Convert wide, between Hervéou Point and Poste Point along the west side of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE under Doctor Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903-05, and named by him after the Hopital de la Salpetriere, a Paris hospital where his father, Doctor Jean Martin Charcot, founded a clinic for the treatment of nervous diseases.Template:Sfn
Jeanne Hill
Template:Coord. A hill, Template:Convert high, standing Template:Convert northwest of Mount Guéguen and overlooking Port Charcot on Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Doctor Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for his sister.Template:Sfn
Mount Guéguen
Template:Coord. A sharp rocky peak, Template:Convert high, standing Template:Convert northwest of Louise Peak in the north part of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for F. Guéguen, stoker on the Français, and later the Pourquoi Pas?.Template:Sfn
Louise Peak
Template:Coord. Peak, Template:Convert high, standing Template:Convert north of Gourdon Peak on Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903-05, and named by him for the sister of Ernest Gourdon, geologist of the expedition.Template:Sfn
Gourdon Peak
Template:Redirect Template:Coord. A peak Template:Convert north of Wandel Peak, one of several high peaks on the N-S trending ridge of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for Ernest Gourdon, geologist of the expedition.Template:Sfn
Wandel Peak
Template:Coord. A peak, Template:Convert high, standing Template:Convert south of Gourdon Peak and marking the highest point on Booth Island. In 1898, the BelgAE under Gerlache charted this area and applied the name "Ile Wandel" to this island which Dallmann had named Booth in 1873-74. Although Booth later became established as the name of the island, Gerlache's naming has been preserved in the name for its highest peak. Carl F. Wandel (1843-1930) was a Danish hydrographer who assisted in preparations for the Belgian expedition.Template:Sfn
In 2003, Australian mountaineer Damien Gildea called it "one of the most challenging unclimbed objectives on the Antarctic Peninsula".Template:Sfn On 15 February 2006 the peak was reached by a group of Spanish alpinists, who still avoided the last Template:Convert of the mushroomlike top.Template:Sfn
Poste Point
Template:Coord. A point on the west side of Booth Island which marks the south limit of Salpêtrière Bay. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for L. Poste, stoker on the ship Français.Template:Sfn
Roullin Point
Template:Coord. A point marking the south tip of Booth Island. Probably first seen by the German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. Charted by the FrAE, 1903-05 under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for Captain Roullin, French Navy.Template:Sfn
Western features
Features of the western peninsula include, from west to east,
Hervéou Point
Template:Coord. A point forming the west extremity of the rocky peninsula between Port Charcot and Salpetriere Bay, on the west side of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for F. Hervéou, a seaman on the Français.Template:Sfn
Roland Bay
Template:Coord. A cove, the south shore of which is Hervéou Point, indenting the west end of the peninsula that forms the west extremity of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for F. Roland, a seaman on the ship Français.Template:Sfn
Paumelle Point
Template:Coord. A point marking the south side of the entrance to Libois Bay and the northwest end of the peninsula which forms the west extremity of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for R. Paumelle, steward of the ship Français.Template:Sfn
Libois Bay
Template:Coord. Cove on the west side of Cholet Island which is entered between Rozo Point, the northwest end of Cholet Island, and Paumelle Point, the northwest end of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for F. Libois, second mechanic and carpenter of the ship Français.Template:Sfn
Français Cove
Template:Coord. A small cove at the west side of Port Charcot, which indents the north end of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him after the ship Français, which was moored in the cove during the expedition's winter operations at Port Charcot in 1904.Template:Sfn
Vanssay Point
Template:Coord. The extremity of a small peninsula which extends north into the west portion of Port Charcot, Booth Island. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for Monsieur De Vanssay de Blavous.Template:Sfn
Port Charcot
Template:Coord. A bay Template:Convert wide indenting the north shore of Booth Island. Charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Doctor Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named by him for his father, Doctor Jean Martin Charcot, famous French neurologist. Charcot established the expedition's winter base at Port Charcot in 1904.Template:Sfn
A cairn at Port Charcot, with a wooden pillar and a plaque inscribed with the names of the members of the French expedition, has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 28), following a proposal by Argentina to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.Template:Sfn
Nearby features
Nearby features, from north to south, include:
Detour Island
Template:Coord. An island lying Template:Convert west of False Cape Renard, on the west side of Lemaire Channel in the Wilhelm Archipelago. First charted by the FrAE under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903-05. So named by the UK-APC in 1959 because the island lies near the entrance to the ships' passage west of Booth Island which provides an alternative route to Lemaire Channel when the latter is blocked by ice.Template:Sfn
Splitwind Island
Template:Coord. An island Template:Convert long, lying off the north end of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Alphonse de Rothschild. To avoid confusion with Rothschild Island near Alexander Island, the UK-APC in 1959 recommended that the name be changed to Splitwind Island. Owing to some physical peculiarity, the wind south of this island is often very different from that north of it.Template:Sfn
Mumm Islands
Template:Coord. A group of several small islands and rocks lying Template:Convert northwest of Turquet Point, Booth Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who applied the name.Template:Sfn
Dannebrog Islands
Template:Main Template:Coord. A group of islands and rocks lying between the Wauwermans Islands and Vedel Islands in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The Wilhelm Archipelago was first sighted and named by a German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. It was resighted and named Dannebrog Islands by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, in appreciation of support given to Gerlache by Denmark. Dallmann's original naming has been retained for the archipelago, and the name Dannebrog restricted to the smaller group here described.Template:Sfn
Rollet Island
Template:Coord. A small island Template:Convert north of the northwest part of Booth Island in the Dannebrog Islands. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it "Ile Rollet de l'Isle" for Monsieur Rollet de I'lsle, French hydrographic surveyor. A shortened form of the original name has been adopted.Template:Sfn
Rallier Channel
Template:Coord. A narrow channel lying between Rallier Island and the west end of Booth Island. Discovered and named by the FrAE under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903-05, in association with Rallier Island.Template:Sfn
Rallier Island
Template:Coord. , A small island with a small islet off its north side, lying Template:Convert west of the northwest extremity of Booth Island. Discovered by the FrAE under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903-05, and named by him for Raymond Rallier du Baty, merchant marine cadet who signed on as seaman on the ship Français.Template:Sfn
Sögen Island
Template:Coord. An island forming the east side of Français Cove, lying in the southwest extremity of Port Charcot, which indents the north part of Booth Island. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Charcot, and named for one of the dogs which died and was buried here. The name has been approved because of its long use.Template:Sfn
Cholet Island
Template:Coord. A small island immediately north of the narrow peninsula which forms the west extremity of Booth Island. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Ernest Cholet, skipper of the ship Français, and later, the Pourquoi-Pas?.Template:Sfn
Maignan Point
Template:Coord. A point marking the northeast end of Cholet Island and the west side of the entrance to Port Charcot, lying close off the northwest part of Booth Island. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for F. Maignan, a seaman of the Français who lost his life in a ship accident shortly after the expedition's departure from Le Havre.Template:Sfn
Rozo Point
Template:Coord. A point marking the northwest end of Cholet Island, which lies close north of the northwest part of Booth Island. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for M. Rozo, the cook on the ship Français.Template:Sfn