Schaefer Islands
Schaefer Islands (73°40′S 103°24′W / 73.667°S 103.400°WCoordinates: 73°40′S 103°24′W / 73.667°S 103.400°W) is a small group of islands lying close to the northwest end of Canisteo Peninsula and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Lindsey Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William A. Schaefer, geologist on the Ellsworth Land Survey, 1968-69.
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