Mazzeo Island

Mazzeo Island (65°9′S 65°0′W / 65.150°S 65.000°W / -65.150; -65.000Coordinates: 65°9′S 65°0′W / 65.150°S 65.000°W / -65.150; -65.000) is an island 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) west-northwest of Quintana Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Lieutenant Peter Mazzeo, second survey officer on HMS Endurance working in this area in February 1969.^[1]

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

↑ "Mazzeo Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-30.

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