Gibbney Island

Gibbney Island is a small island on the west side of Holme Bay, off Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Bryggeholmen" (the wharf island). It was renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for L.F. Gibbney, officer in charge at Heard Island station in 1952.[1]

Gibbney Island
Gibbney Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°33′S 62°20′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Gibbney Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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