Canopus Islands is a group of small islands just north of the Klung Islands in the eastern part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions after the star Canopus.
star Canopus. CanopusIsland List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands This article incorporates public domain material from "CanopusIslands". Geographic...
hydrogen in its core. Canopus is a source of X-rays, which are likely being emitted from its corona. The prominent appearance of Canopus means it has been...
CanopusIsland is the southern of the two largest islands of the CanopusIslands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, with the Canopus Rocks lying about...
This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the...
guardships and the battleship Canopus was also present. The Germans were surprised by gunfire from an unexpected source - the Canopus, which had been grounded...
The Canopus Rocks are two small, low rocks lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northwest of CanopusIsland, 2 kilometres (1 nmi) east of Nella Rock and the Sawert...
Canopus Hill is located on the island of East Falkland near Stanley, the capital city of the Falkland Islands. It is named after HMS Canopus, which fired...
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Canopus : The first HMS Canopus (1798) was an 80-gun third-rate French ship of the line launched...
squadron was sunk. Canopus Hill, south of Stanley, is named after HMS Canopus, which had fired the first shot in the battle. The Falkland Islands Defence Force...
The Star Canopus diving accident was an incident in Scotland in November 1978 that killed two British commercial divers. During a routine dive beside...
of the Canary Islands. Chaxiraxi was one of the principal goddesses of the Guanche pantheon. She was associated with the star Canopus. As natives of...
rocks lying 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northeast of CanopusIslands, 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) west of Kitney Island, 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) southwest of Wiltshire...
squadron, which was reinforced by Canopus on 18 October. At the outbreak of war and said to be in need of overhaul, Canopus had a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h;...
north-western New Guinea) P. f. canopinus Rothschild, 1895 (Romang, Leti Islands) P. f. canopus Westwood, 1842 (north-western Australia, Northern Territory) P....
Labyrinth, Don Juan Pond, Dais, North Fork, South Fork, Lake Vanda, Lake Canopus, Onyx River and Lake Brownsworth. 77°33′S 160°50′E / 77.550°S 160.833°E...
caused eastern Canopus to sink into the bay. The Canopic branch subsequently declined and eventually became closed. Land in the area of Canopus was subject...
without Canopus arrived after Cradock had already sailed. After Cradock's squadron was destroyed at the Battle of Coronel by von Spee, Canopus was assigned...
the delta and the island is called the Mafia Channel. Mafia Island is part of a small archipelago with several much smaller islands, some of which are...
French ship Franklin (1797), captured by the British and sailed as HMS Canopus Franklin (automobile), an American automobile Franklin station (disambiguation)...
via the Western Lake and through a water channel to the nearby town of Canopus for onward distribution. Thonis had a large temple of Khonsou, son of Amun...
contrast to distant, highly luminous supergiants such as Canopus, Rigel or Betelgeuse (Note that Canopus may be a bright giant). It is still around 25 times...
engagement. As they passed, Canopus, Donegal, and Atlas all raked the French ship, bringing down her masts and leaving her crippled. Canopus then steered directly...
naval base in the Falkland Islands, but a superior British force surprised him. In the ensuing Battle of the Falkland Islands, Vice Admiral Doveton Sturdee's...
and the third-brightest in the night sky, outshone by only Sirius and Canopus. α Centauri A has 1.1 times the mass and 1.5 times the luminosity of the...