Harrop Island

Harrop Island is a small island lying close to the coast and 6 kilometres (3 nmi) northwest of Felton Head, Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J.R. Harrop, a weather observer at Wilkes Station in 1960.[1]

Harrop Island
Harrop Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°16′S 46°52′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Harrop Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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