Groves Island

Groves Island
Groves Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Coordinates 75°30′S 143°5′W / 75.500°S 143.083°W / -75.500; -143.083Coordinates: 75°30′S 143°5′W / 75.500°S 143.083°W / -75.500; -143.083
Length 9 km (5.6 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Groves Island is an ice-covered island 9 kilometres (5 nmi) long, lying close off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between Siemiatkowski Glacier and Land Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Benjamin F. Groves, a meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1964.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Groves Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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