Jaynes Islands

The Jaynes Islands are a cluster of small islands located 37 kilometres (20 nmi) west of the southwest end of Canisteo Peninsula, in the Amundsen Sea off Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James T. Jaynes, U.S. Navy, an equipment operator at Byrd Station in 1966.[1]

Jaynes Islands
Jaynes Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates73°59′S 104°15′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Jaynes Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-18.

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