Przybyszewski Island

Przybyszewski Island is an ice-covered island 22 kilometres (12 nmi) long in the Marshall Archipelago. It lies 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) east of Cronenwett Island in the western part of Sulzberger Ice Shelf. The island was charted from aircraft of the USS Glacier under Captain Edwin A. McDonald, U.S. Navy, in 1962. Named by him for Lieutenant (j.g.) V. A. Przybyszewski, U.S. Navy Reserve, helicopter pilot on the Glacier who sighted the island from the air on January 26, 1962. The name has been misspelled "Prezbecheski Island" on certain maps and charts.

Przybyszewski Island
Przybyszewski Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates76°58′S 148°45′W
ArchipelagoMarshall Archipelago
Length22 km (13.7 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Przybyszewski Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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