Henryk Arctowski (1871 - 1958) was a Polish scientist, oceanographer and Antarctica's explorer.

His name has been given to a phenomenon in which a halo resembling a rainbow, with two other partial arcs symmetrical to the main one, forms around the sun as light is refracted through ice crystals in the atmosphere.

In recognition of his work and his contribution to science, his name has been given to a number of geographical features:

In Antarctica:

• Arctowski Peninsula
• Arctowski Nunataks
• Arctowski Peak

In Spitsbergen:

• Arctowskifjellet (Mt. Arctowski)
• Arctowskibreen (Arctowski glacier)

External links

The Polish Antarctic Station "Henryk Arctowski"