Early Islands

Early Islands
Early Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Amundsen Sea, Antarctica
Coordinates 73°40′S 101°40′W / 73.667°S 101.667°W / -73.667; -101.667
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Early Islands (73°40′S 101°40′W / 73.667°S 101.667°W / -73.667; -101.667Coordinates: 73°40′S 101°40′W / 73.667°S 101.667°W / -73.667; -101.667) are a group of small islands lying just west of the Cosgrove Ice Shelf in the southeast corner of Ferrero Bay, Amundsen Sea. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Tommy Joe Early, a biologist with the Ellsworth Land Survey, 1968–69.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Early Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-22.

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