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Shannon Island : ウィキペディア英語版 | Shannon Island
Shannon is a large island in Northeast Greenland National Park in eastern Greenland, to the east of Hochstetter Foreland, with an area of . It was named by Douglas Charles Clavering on his 1823 expedition for the Royal Navy frigate HMS ''Shannon'', a 38 gun frigate on which he served as midshipman under Sir Philip Broke. Most landmarks were named by the Second German Polar Expedition under Karl Koldewey in 1869-70. Between October 1943 and June 1944, the German meteorological expedition ''Bassgeiger'' operated under difficult conditions at Kap Sussi on Shannon. Their ship ''Coburg'' was wrecked off Shannon. The station was discovered, but the crew was evacuated by air to Norway. The island is the site of several hunter's cabins and is reputed to have especially favorable ice conditions. The island is also home to many different type of animals such as polar bears, walruses, ravens, and oxen.
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