
D’Hainaut-Insel, Mikkelsen-Hafen, Trinity-Insel
Heimat einer lebhaften Gentoo-Pinguin-Kolonie und vieler Artefakte aus einer Vergangenheit von Walfang und Entdeckungen.
D’Hainaut & Trinity Island: Informationen und Hintergrundwissen
D’Hainaut Island is a tiny rock island in Mikkelsen Harbour. It’s less than half a square mile in size, and it’s approached through a small bay that’s lined with dramatic cliffs of ice. It was first mapped by a French expedition in 1910.
The island often remains snow-covered until very late in the season, and the captain of your Antarctic cruise vessel will expertly navigate through the shallow reefs that are in the bay.
This island was used extensively for whaling, and there are artifacts and bones dotted around the island. D’Hainaut is one of the few Antarctic visitor sites where you can roam freely around the whole island, taking care not to disturb any of the artifacts and watching your step on the rocks, of course.
There is a small historic refuge here that was built originally by the Argentine Navy in the 1950s, then again in the 1970s, and most recently in 2017. However, the refuge can’t be entered except in emergencies.
There is also plenty of evidence of the whaling industry on the island. You can find the wrecks of several boats as well as many whale bones. There is a lively Gentoo penguin colony here, and you can often find Fur Seals basking in the sun.
D’Hainaut & Trinity Island: interessante Fakten
Auf der Insel befindet sich eine kleine argentinische Schutzhütte. Außerdem gibt es einen großen Haufen von Walknochen und ein Wasserboot der Walfänger am Nordostufer der Insel.
D’Hainaut & Trinity Island: Bilder und visuelle Eindrücke































































