Lilienthal Island

Lilienthal Island is one of the Donovan Islands, lying just north of Glasgal Island in Vincennes Bay, Antarctica. The island was mapped from air photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Billie R. Lilienthal, U.S. Navy, aerographer at Wilkes Station, 1957.[1]

Lilienthal Island
Lilienthal Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°12′S 110°23′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References
  1. "Lilienthal Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

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