Barrett Island
Barrett Island is an ice-covered island about 4 kilometres (2 nmi) long, lying just within the northern part of the mouth of Morgan Inlet, Thurston Island. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant (j.g.) Barry B. Barrett, a pilot of Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1964.[1]
  Barrett Island Location in Antarctica | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 72°12′S 95°33′W |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Map of Thurston Island.
Satellite image of Thurston Island.
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- "Barrett Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
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