Jasnorzewski Gardens


Jasnorzewski Gardens is a coastal meadow on King George Island, in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands. It is located on the shore of Halfmoon Cove, which is part of Admiralty Bay. Next to the meadow is located the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.

Name

Jasnorzewski Gardens was established in 1980, by the members of Polish Arctic expedition. It was named after Jerzy Lech Jasnorzewski, a geodesist and astronomer, who took part in the Arctic expeditions from 1967 to 1958, and in an Antarctic expedition from 1977 to 1979.