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THE ISOLATED ISLAND.  WHILE THERE, THE NORWEGIANS WERE PREOCCUPIED WITH
SOUNDINGS, DREDGING, CHARTING THE ISLAND AND ESTABLISHING A DEPOT FOR
PROVISIONS.  NORWAY MADE A PARLIAMENTARY DECISION TO MAKE PETER I ISLAND A
TERRITORY ON MARCH 6, 1931, AND IT EVENTUALLY BECAME A DEPENDENCY IN 1933.
THE ISLAND MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 23 KM 14 MILES LONG AND 10 KM 6 MILES
WIDE AND IS LOCATED IN THE BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA AT 68 49 S AND 90 44 W.  THE
HIGHEST POINT ON PETER I ISLAND IS LARS CHRISTENSEN PEAK RISING 1755 METERS
5791 FEET, LOCATED NEXT TO THE ISLANDS EXTINCT VOLCANO.  AT THE APRIL 21
22, 1983 ARRL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, JOHN KANODE, N4MM, PRESENTED A
REPORT OF THE DX ADVISORY COMMITTEE DXAC RECOGNIZING PETER I ISLAND AS A
NEW COUNTRY.  IN THE SEPTEMBER 1983 HOWS DX? COLUMN IT WAS OFFICIALLY
ANNOUNCED THAT THE ARRL AWARDS COMMITTEE ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
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2 61 7,700 MI Nashoba Valley ARC N1NC AB1CV 1950 2 19 7,458 EMA Scott
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