Grinnell Island

Grinnell Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying south of Chappel Island in the Donovan Islands of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Lieutenant Sheldon W. Grinnell of the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, a medical officer at Wilkes Station, 1957.[1]

Grinnell Island
Grinnell Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°11′S 110°24′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References
  1. "Grinnell Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-08.

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