Schaefer Islands

Schaefer Islands (73°40′S 103°24′W) is a small group of islands lying close to the northwest end of Canisteo Peninsula and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Lindsey Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William A. Schaefer, geologist on the Ellsworth Land Survey, 1968–69.

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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